JOURNEY STARTS: IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR VIJAY'S JAYALALITHAA BIOPIC

Thalaivi also stars actor Arvind Swamy in a crucial role. Producer Vishnu Induri took to his official Twitter account to post that the film's shoot has commenced the shoot for the project on 10th November.

On the technical front. Thalaivi is shot by Vishal Vittal while GV Prakash Kumar will be composing music for the film. Writer K.V. Vijayendra Prasad has co-written the script. To portray the Jayalalithaa's role, Kangana Ranaut reportedly took Bharathnatyam and Tamil diction lessons. 

Apart from Thalaivi, there are two biopics on the pipeline that are based on J. Jayalalithaa's life, namely the Ramya Krishnan-starrer Queen, a web-series that is jointly directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and Prasanth Murugesan, while the other being 'The Iron Lady' which has Nithya Menen portraying the actor turned politician. 

Journey of #Thalaivi starts today.

Being filmed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu #Thalaivi stars #KanganaRanaut and #ArvindSwamy. #DirectorVijay @KanganaTeam @ShaaileshRSingh #VijayendraPrasad @rajatsaroraa @BrindaPrasad1 @neeta_lulla @VishalVittal @MNigotre pic.twitter.com/tbAMDuMk7r

— Vishnu Induri (@vishinduri) November 10, 2019