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Thalaivii

Play trailer 3:22 Poster for Thalaivii Released Sep 10, 2021 2h 10m Biography Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The story of East Indian politician and actress J. Jayalalithaa.
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Namrata Joshi National Herald (India) The film is more gimmickry than realpolitik. Sep 29, 2021 Full Review Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Having watched Kangana Ranaut play this version of Jaya in Thalaivii with a perfectly-judged mixture of vulnerability and hauteur, there's no question that she owns the part... Rated: 3/5 Sep 14, 2021 Full Review Mike McCahill Guardian While more nuanced than many of its star's recent statements - it could hardly be otherwise - the film still feels like a passive-aggressive idea of doubling down. Rated: 2/5 Sep 6, 2021 Full Review Tatsam Mukherjee News9 Live (India) There’s no such thing as serendipity, nothing simply happens here. Not even Jaya stopping at a traffic light and talking to a few street urchins. It’s meant to spawn the next chapter of this “incredible” life story. Rated: 1/5 Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Nandini Ramnath Scroll.in The movie isn't remotely funny, but Raj Arjun's teeth-gnashing performance is hard to take seriously soon after it first appears. Sep 20, 2021 Full Review Tanul Thakur The Wire Such stark disconnect between audio and video elicits unique exasperation: of watching two bad films at the same time. Sep 14, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Vibhu A Awesome acting, dialogues and screenplay. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/21 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as I was hoping. In the lead role, Kangana has still done well. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Kangana ranout not set for this epic biopic movie Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Pathetic , kangana ur days as a actress r over Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Thalaivi - 8.5/10. A.L. Vijay directs this engaging political drama chronicling the rise of the powerhouse that was Jayalalitha. Following her start in cinema, to eventual superstardom, and political entry, Thalaivi offers a pulpy look at her life on and off screen. And though not on the level of other films that centre around the principal characters (Iruvar for example), the movie is still a well made movie that entertains. With great performances from Kangana Ranaut, Aravind Swamy, Samuthirakani, and Nassar, the movie is an acting showcase through and through. Vijay does a fine job technically, as he always does. Like Madrasapattinam, the locations are transformed to those times. The movie is sleek and authentic. But as a drama, it feels more like a masala commercial film than a straight forward drama. Considering that the movie is based around real life subjects, the heightened dramatic scenes kind of take you aback from what could have been authentic sequences. Some of them work, but some of them make you feel like they're catchy dialogues that would work more in a masala action movie. Other than that, the movie is good, and delivers on almost all fronts. A solid and entertaining movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member waste of time, stupid actress.. !! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The story of East Indian politician and actress J. Jayalalithaa.
Director
A.L. Vijay
Producer
Shailesh R. Singh, Vishnuvardhan Induri
Screenwriter
Vijayendra Prasad, A.L. Vijay, Rajat Arora, Vijayendra Prasad
Distributor
ZEE Studios International
Production Co
Zee Studios
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
Tamil
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 2021, Limited
Runtime
2h 10m
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