Popular
Bollywood
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
has
been
roped
in
to
play
the
lead
role
in
the
Jayalalithaa
biopic,
which
will
be
directed
by
popular
Tamil
filmmaker
AL
Vijay.
Now,
according
to
the
latest
reports
that
have
come
up,
Kangana
Ranaut
will
be
seen
in
four
different
looks
in
this
film,
which
has
been
titled
'Thalaivi'.
She
will
be
seen
essaying
the
various
phases
of
the
Tamil
Nadu
ex-Chief
Minister
Jayalalithaa's
life.
Reportedly,
popular
make-up
artist
Jason
Collins
is
on
board
for
this
much-awaited
movie.
It
is
Vishnu
Induri,
the
producer
of
this
upcoming
film,
who
divulged
the
details
regarding
this
to
the
audiences.
"#ThalaiviUpdate:
Kangana
has
four
looks
spanning
different
ages
in
the
film
and
we
have
roped
in
Hollywood
Make
up
artist
Jason
Collins
for
Kangana's
makeover,"
he
wrote
on
Twitter.
For
the
uninitiated,
Jason
Collins
is
a
renowned
make-up
artist
from
Hollywood
and
is
known
for
his
work
in
movies
like
Captain
Marvel,
Hunger
Games,
Blade
Runner,
etc.
The
association
of
such
prominent
names
and
that
too
in
the
prosthetics
make-up
department,
would
definitely
be
a
booster
for
the
biopic.
Meanwhile,
reports
suggest
that
the
pre-production
works
of
the
film
are
moving
in
full
swing
in
Mysuru.
At
the
same
time,
reports
add
that
the
shoot
of
the
film
will
commence
post
Deepavali.
Thalaiva
is
simultaneously
being
made
in
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Hindi.
KV
Vijayendra
Prasad,
who
had
penned
the
script
for
Baahubali,
is
reportedly
penning
the
story
for
this
film.
At
the
same
time,
popular
writer
Rajat
Arora
is
also
co-writing
this
venture.
Meanwhile,
the
makers
of
the
film
are
yet
to
make
an
announcement
regarding
the
rest
of
the
star
cast
of
this
film.
According
to
reports,
the
film
is
being
made
at
a
budget
of
over
Rs
55
crore.