Kangana Ranaut’s Thalaivi postponed amid rise in covid-19 cases

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut starrer upcoming biopic, Thalaivi has been postponed indefinitely. The film based on the life of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and actor J Jayalalithaa, was previously scheduled to release on April 23 in theatres. But, in the wake of the rising cases of Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown across various regions of India, the makers announced their decision on Friday.

In the statement, the producers of Thalaivi said, “Since the film has been made in multiple languages, we would like to release it in all languages on the same day. But with an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases, subsequent precautions and lockdowns, even though our film is ready for release on 23rd April, we want to extend all the support towards the government rules and regulations and have decided to postpone release of Thalaivi.”

Thalaivi is helmed by A L Vijay, with a screenplay penned by K V Vijayendra Prasad, Rajat Arora and Madhan Karky.