Thalaivi is an upcoming Tamil film that stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role. Thalaivi is the biopic of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, who is an icon in the field of politics and cinema. Kangana Ranaut will be essaying Jayalalitha's character in the film and it is directed by Vijay who is known for making films like Kireedam, Madharasapattinam, Deiva Thirumagal, Saivam, and more. Produced by Vishnu Vishal Induri and Shailesh R Singh under the banner of Vibri Media in association with Karma Media and Entertainment, the film has music scored by GV Prakash Kumar. The talented composer is in great form with the success of Asuran and Soorarai Pottru and he will be looking forward to continuing the momentum with the songs and background score of Thalaivi, as well.

Notably, he has a good success ratio with director Vijay and the duo have delivered several chartbuster numbers in the past. Thalaivi is scheduled to release in theatres across the country on April 23 and it is expected to have a pan Indian release. The film will have a dubbed release in Telugu and Hindi languages. The film has been shot on a grand scale and it is expected to take a good opening at the box office.

Meanwhile, the makers of Thalaivi have now released a new promo video from the film, marking the occasion of International Women's Day which is celebrated today (March 8). Jayalalitha is considered to be one of the strongest and influential political leaders and as a mark of celebrating the women, this new promo teaser has been released. The video has opened to a good response from the fans and through this video, we get to see a glimpse of Kangana Ranaut's several makeovers in the film. Thalaivi will take us through the journey of Jayalalitha from starting out as an actress to becoming the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

The film has cinematography by Vishal Vittal, while the editing is done by Anthony and Ballu Saluja. Actor Arvind Swami will be seen playing the role of MG Ramachandran and his makeover as MGR won the hearts of the audience. The film's star cast also includes the likes of Prakash Raj, Jisshu Sengupta, Samuthirakani, Poorna (Shamna Kasim), Madhoo, Bhagyashree, Vidya Pradeep, Nassar, and others. As the film is scheduled to release in theatres on April 23, 2021, check out the newly released promo video from Thalaivi featuring Kangana Ranaut here: