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Rashmika Mandanna Takes on MS Subbulakshmi Biopic Role
Rashmika Mandanna will play famous singer MS Subbulakshmi in a movie about her life.
This kind of movie is called a biopic.
The film was launched in Chennai on Subbulakshmi’s 110th birth anniversary.
Actor Kamal Haasan gave the clap that began the first shot.
He said playing Subbulakshmi would be as difficult as playing Michael Jackson.
Rashmika said she feels grateful and promised to do her best.
She also met Subbulakshmi’s family and thanked them for supporting the movie.
Gowtam Tinnanuri is directing the film, and Anirudh Ravichander is creating its music.
The movie is expected to be released in several Indian languages.
Rashmika Mandanna will portray legendary Carnatic vocalist MS Subbulakshmi in a new biopic.
Kamal Haasan compared the role’s pressure to portraying Michael Jackson and urged Rashmika to approach it bravely.
The film was launched in Chennai on Subbulakshmi’s 110th birth anniversary, with Haasan giving the first-shot clap.
Rashmika later met Subbulakshmi’s family and thanked them for their support.
Gowtam Tinnanuri is directing, Anirudh Ravichander is composing, and the film is planned as a pan-India release.
- Who
- Rashmika Mandanna will play MS Subbulakshmi; Gowtam Tinnanuri is directing, and Kamal Haasan attended the launch.
- What
- A biopic about Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi was officially launched.
- Where
- The launch was held at the Music Academy in Chennai.
- When
- The launch took place on a Wednesday, on Subbulakshmi’s 110th birth anniversary; a family meeting was reported the following day.
- Why
- The film aims to present Subbulakshmi’s life, legacy and influence as a major Indian musical figure.
Key facts
- Lead actor
- Rashmika Mandanna
- Biopic subject
- Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
- Director
- Gowtam Tinnanuri
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Producers
- Allu Aravind, Rockline Venkatesh and Bunny Vasu
- Production companies
- Geetha Arts, Rockline Entertainments and BV Works
- Release plan
- A pan-India release across multiple languages
- Reported title
- One report refers to the film as “M.S. A Legacy On Screen,” while another describes it as yet untitled.
Quotes
Rashmika Mandanna
Actor cast as MS Subbulakshmi in the biopic
“The tension an actor would have felt when acting in a Michael Jackson film, you will have that tension, I know. But there is a good team to help relieve that. They will support you.”
indianexpress.com
“MS Subbulakshmi was an iconic woman and a pan-India superstar. MS Amma has been a uniting factor with her music. Not only for the whole of India, especially for the South of India.”
indianexpress.com
thehansindia.com
Sources
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