Vijay
Sethupathi
is
all
set
to
play
the
renowned
cricketer
Muttiah
Muralitharan
on
the
silver
screen,
very
soon.
The
talented
actor
has
been
roped
in
to
play
the
role
of
the
legendary
Sri
Lankan
spinner
in
the
upcoming
biopic
based
on
his
life.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
the
highly
anticipated
project
has
got
its
music
director.
Sam
CS,
the
talented
musician
has
been
roped
in
to
compose
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
Muttiah
Muralitharan
biopic,
which
is
directed
by
MS
Bhoopathy.
The
Muttiah
Muralitharan
biopic
will
mark
the
third
collaboration
of
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
Sam
CS,
who
have
teamed
up
for
the
popular
films
Vikram
Veda
and
Puriyatha
Puthir
in
the
past.
As
per
the
reports,
the
promising
project,
which
is
reportedly
titled
as
800,
is
primarily
being
made
in
Tamil
and
will
be
dubbed
into
the
other
prominent
Indian
languages.
Vijay
Sethupathi
is
planning
to
shed
a
few
kilos
to
play
the
veteran
spinner
on
screen.
The
actor
is
also
getting
professional
training
in
spinning,
as
a
part
of
his
preparations
for
the
role.
Interestingly,
in
a
recent
interview,
Vijay
Sethupathi
had
mentioned
that
he
has
absolutely
no
knowledge
about
cricket,
as
he
never
enjoyed
the
sports.
According
to
the
actor,
he
is
not
fond
of
cricket
from
childhood
and
confessed
the
same
to
Muttiah
Muralitharan
when
he
received
the
offer
to
play
him
on
screen.
However,
the
senior
cricketer
found
this
quality
of
Vijay
Sethupathi
most
appealing
and
was
very
clear
that
he
wants
the
Master
actor
to
play
him
onscreen.
The
highly
anticipated
project
is
expected
to
start
rolling
once
lead
actor
Vijay
Sethupathi
completes
his
current
commitments.
The
team
is
yet
to
finalise
the
rest
of
the
star
cast,
but
a
few
real-life
cricketers
are
said
to
be
making
cameo
appearances
in
the
project.
The
Muttiah
Muralitharan
biopic
is
produced
by
actor-producer
Rana
Daggubati
for
his
home
banner
Suresh
Productions,
in
association
with
Dar
Motion
Pictures.