The first trailer for Thalaivi, the upcoming drama about the life of actor-turned-politician J Jayalalithaa, was released on actor Kangana Ranaut’s 34th birthday on March 23. A teaser was released in February. Directed by AL Vijay, the film also stars Aravind Swami, Prakash Raj, Jisshu Sengupta and Bhagyashree, among others. The trailer shows Jayalalithaa being undermined by men, who doubt if she has what it takes to be a politician, especially because she was originally an actor.
There are also glimpses of romantic scenes and moments of humour.
She is told that if she is willing to spread love, she will receive love in return. We are then shown glimpses of Jayalalithaa campaigning, and winning support across
the state. Powerful moments include Jayalalithaa taking on Indira Gandhi
face-to-face, and rejecting her detractors. Incidentally, Kangana will play Indira in an upcoming film as well. Kangana has been teasing a ‘massive transformation’ over the months and had said in the past that she’d gained 20kgs for the role.
