After the Vibri Media announced that they will be making a biopic on the life of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, director Mysskin's associate Priyadhaarshini has also announced that she would also be directing a biopic on Jaya. In a statement, Priyadhaarshini said, “For the last four months we were discussing and working on the making of visual history of the iron lady who is still alive in the hearts of millions of Tamilians. We consider this as our duty and tribute to the lady who had lived an exceptional life. We wish to make an official announcement regarding the making of movie based on the life and history of 'Puratchi Thalaivi Jayalalitha.' This film has been planned to reach people in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.”
“The characters in the movie will be portrayed by lead actors, and we are extremely happy to share that the commencement of the making of film will be on February 24th, Jayalalitha's birthday. The official announcement regarding the cast and crew will be maded on September 20, 2018."
