It is well-known that 3 biopics are currently being made on former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha. She was a dynamic leader and a celebrated heroine back in the ’70s.The actor-turned-politician, who passed away on December 5, 2016 due to cardiac arrest, is fondly referred to as 'PuratchiThalaivi', which means 'revolutionary leader'. Director Vijay’s version of Jayalalitha’s biopic has been titled hasThalaiviwhile the Hindi version is called Jaya.Bollywood starKanganaRanautis portraying former Tamil Nadu chief minister, J Jayalalithaa, in this biopic. Arvind Swami has been roped in to play the role of MGR in the film. His new makeover for this project has already made a lot of heads turn.

During the commencement of the project,Kanganasaid in a statement, “Jayalalithaa ji is one of the biggest female success stories of this century. She was a superstar and went on to become an iconicpolitician, it'sa great concept for a mainstream film. I amhonoredto be a part of this mega project.”

Apparently, Vijay is making this biopic with utmost care and honesty. The film will be written by legendary screenplay writer K V Vijayendra Prasad, who had previously worked on big budget scripts likeBaahubaliandManikarnika.Thalaiviis produced by Vishnu VardhanInduriandShaaileshR Singh under the banners ofVibri& Karma Media and Entertainment.

Now the makers have given us all a surprise, the first look poster and a teaser of the film havenow been released by the team. The poster, as well as the teaser, dohave its share of positive and negative comments on social media, nevertheless, it’s a worthy attempt by the team. Do check out the poster and teaser here: