Kangana: Jayalalithaa longed for a child

Kangana Ranaut is currently shooting for the biopic on Jayalalithaa. She is essaying the role of Jayalalithaa in 'Thalaivi'. The shooting is progressing in Chennai. 

"She ( Jayalalithaa) was not like me. She was a more glamorous star….somebody like an Aishwarya Rai in Bollywood. It was a very big challenge to fit into those shoes because I’m not known as a glamorous star. There is one common thread, though. She was a very reluctant actor. It is the same with me. I never wanted to be an actor, and that is why we became very unusual actors. I think she always felt that she was worth much more than just being a glam doll [in films], and she became a politician. Like how I became a filmmaker because I felt that being an actress was very limiting for me. So, I think there are parallels,” Kangana said.

“I think, like every woman, she longed for a family, and she longed for a child. I think there was a time in my life also when I longed for a family,” Kangana states.

The film is being directed by AL Vijay. It will be released in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages on 26th June 2020. It is produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shaailesh R Singh.