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Director Faisal Saif back with a biopic titled Amma on J Jayalalithaa
Director Faisal Saif (who was in news for his controversial book Main Hoon Rajinikanth) is back with a fresh offering, a new film called Amma.
Director Faisal Saif (who was in news for his controversial book Main Hoon Rajinikanth) is back with a fresh offering, a new film called Amma. The film stars Sandalwood queen Ragini Dwivedi as Jaya Malini, and is said to be based on Tamil Nadu politico and former actor J Jayalalithaa.
The film was in news when the director decided to alter the storyline of the film immediately after the arrest of in 2014. The film explores the life of a film actor turned politician. Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav, playing a eunuch, is the antagonist. The film also stars Prashant Narayanan who won accolades for his work in Murder 2. The film is a multilingual and will release in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam simultaneously.
Watch the Amma Curtain Raiser here:
Rejecting claims that his political thriller is based on the life of Jayalalitha, Faisal Saif says, "My film is not based on anyone in any which ways. Amma is a purely commercial film with great performances. Please leave me alone on this."
The film's producer Dr CR Manohar who is a politician too.
