Vijay's
Thalaivii
starring
Kangana
Ranaut
in
the
lead
role,
arrived
in
theatres
on
September
10,
2021,
and
received
mixed
response
from
moviegoers.
While
some
praised
the
film,
others
were
not
very
impressed
by
it.
Despite
being
released
amid
the
ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
film
managed
to
earn
Rs
1.25
crore
on
its
opening
day
i.e.,
on
Friday.
According
to
latest
reports,
the
film
witnessed
a
peak
on
its
second
day
at
the
box
office
and
performed
quite
well
on
Saturday.
Reportedly,
film
critics'
positive
reviews
helped
the
film
in
witnessing
a
rise
in
footfalls
in
theatres.
(Exact
box
office
collection
will
be
updated
as
soon
as
it's
out.)
Meanwhile,
ever
since
the
film
arrived
in
theatres,
netizens
has
been
debating
over
Kangana's
casting
in
Thalaivii.
Some
netizens
feel
that
the
makers
should
have
approached
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
for
the
portrayal
of
late
actor-turned-politician
J
Jayalalithaa.
But
when
Simi
Garewal
was
invited
to
the
special
screening
of
the
film,
she
spoke
in
favour
of
Kangana.
She
tweeted,
"Altho
I
do
not
support
#KanganaRanaut's
radical
comments..I
do
support
her
acting
talent.
In
#Thailavii
she
gives
it
her
heart
&
soul!
Jaya-ji
wanted
Aishwarya
to
play
her..my
hunch
is
JJ
wud
hv
approved
of
Kangana's
portrayal👍.
As
for
@thearvindswamy
he
is
MGR
reincarnate!!"
Written
by
KV
Vijayendra
Prasad
and
produced
by
Vishnu
Vardhan
Induri
and
Shaailesh
R
Singh,
the
multilingual
biographical
film
also
stars
Arvind
Swami,
Madhoo,
Prakash
Raj,
Bhagyashree
and
Poorna
in
key
roles.