Arvind Swami shares new still of his character from Thalaivi to commemorate MG Ramachandran's death anniversary

Arvind Swami, who plays former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, MG Ramachandran in upcoming film Thalaivi, has shared new stills from the film.

Directed by AL Vijay, Thalaivi traces the life events of late actor-turned-politician Jayalalithaa played by Kangana Ranaut along with the humungous contribution of MGR in her journey to stardom and politics.

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It was not just an honour to play the role of Puratchi Thalaivar MGR, but a great responsibility. I thank director A.L. Vijay & producers @vishinduri @shaaileshrsingh for having faith in me. I humbly post these pics in Thalaivar’s memory, today.#Thalaivi #MGR #ArvindSwamiasMGR pic.twitter.com/F4KY07Q4Dt

— arvind swami (@thearvindswami) December 24, 2020

In an interview to the Times of India, director Vijay had revealed about how Swamy's transformed into MGR for the film his idea, "Amma (Jayalalithaa) had mentioned in an interview that the two most important people in her life were her mother and MGR. Arvind Swami has transformed himself completely to fit into the role," he said.

Ranaut recently took to Twitter to announce the wrap of Thalaivi, calling the film her 'most ambitious project'. The actress accompanied her post with a still from the film and a picture of late Jayalalithaa. She further wrote of having "mixed feelings" on partying ways with her titular character. Ranaut also thanked the whole team for an “opportunity of a lifetime.”

The film is penned by Baahubali and The Dirty Picture writers KV Vijayendra Prasad and Rajat Arora respectively. The movie will release in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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