Nithya
Menen
is
undoubtedly
one
of
the
most
sought
after
actresses
of
the
south.
The
diva,
known
for
her
women-centric
films
has
proved
time
and
again
that
she
is
capable
of
delivering
a
blockbuster
even
without
a
male
star
in
the
film.
Well,
with
this
note
in
mind,
production
company,
Kona
Film
Corporation
approached
the
actress
to
star
in
a
biopic
on
weightlifter
Karnam
Malleswari.
There
were
reports
that
Nithya
has
rejected
the
movie
for
reasons
unknown.
Well
now,
it
is
said
that
the
actress
is
gearing
up
for
yet
another
biopic
on
the
late
Chief
Minister
of
Tamil
Nadu,
J
Jayalalithaa,
which
has
been
cited
as
a
reason
for
rejecting
the
promising
biopic
on
the
first
Indian
women
to
win
a
medal
at
the
Olympics.
After
her
rejection,
sources
suggest
that
the
makers
are
planning
to
cast
Bollywood
actor
Bhumi
Pednekar
as
the
biopic
will
be
released
in
Hindi
as
well.
Karnam
Malleswari's
biopic
will
be
helmed
by
Sanjana
Reddy
and
will
have
dialogues
by
Kona
Venkat.
Earlier,
the
production
company
has
revealed
that
the
movie
will
not
focus
only
on
Karnam
Malleswari
winning
the
medal
for
India
or
being
honoured
with
the
Padma
Shri.
They
were
quoted
as
saying,
"This
is
about
her
life
journey
and
how
she
should
have
got
better
recognition.
The
film
will
give
an
insight
into
her
life
beyond
that
you
could
get
from
the
internet."
Talking
about
the
Jayalalithaa
biopic,
the
movie
titled
The
Iron
Lady
will
be
bankrolled
by
Paper
Tale
Pictures.
The
title
logo
of
the
project
was
unveiled
by
noted
director
AR
Murugadoss
on
his
Twitter
handle.
The
director
of
the
film
Priyadarshini
had
earlier
confirmed
that
the
film
will
have
MGR,
Karunanidhi,
and
Sasikala,
the
three
characters
who
had
a
major
role
in
the
late
CM's
life.