A biopic on one of the most prominent people in Tamil Nadu's political arena, the Late. J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister, is in works now. Aditya Bharadwaj, one of the producers of the film has revealed filming will begin either in January or February and that it will be a Tamil, Telugu and Hindi trilingual.

Reports now state the film has been titled Thaai: Puratchi Thalaivi with the casting process yet to be completed. The makers have also stated that they have been in constant touch with people close to Jayalalithaa to get more facts that can be used in the film. Real life and newly recreated footage will be shot for the film, which will predominantly be shot in Mumbai showing her rise as an actress followed by the rest of the portions in Chennai.