Kangana Ranaut REQUESTS Jayalalithaa Biopic Makers To Title It As ‘Thalaivi’ Across All Languages, Here’s Why!

Earlier this year, it was announced that Kangana Ranaut will headline Jayalalithaa biopic. The film was titled Jaya in Hindi with its Tamil and Telugu counterparts being called Thalaivi.

However, the leading lady Kangana Ranaut recently had a change of heart with regards to the film’s title and requested the makers to use the name Thalaivi across, out of respect to the ancient language.

A source close to the developments revealed, “Director AL Vijay and the team had refrained from using Thalaivi as the title since they felt that the word would alienate audience beyond the South belt. However, Kangana recently had a word with the makers and pointed out that Bollywood films have often had titles that may not be necessarily Hindi, but have stayed true to the film’s milieu. An example being Kai Po Che (2013), that derived its title from the Gujarati phrase and went wonderfully with the story.”