Leena Manimekalai Will Independently Helm Kamala Das’s Biopic

Earlier, it was announced that Kamal would be helming a biopic on the late poet Kamala Das, thus this news intrigued the audiences everywhere. Also, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was roped in to reprise the role of Kamala in the film titled Aami. But lately, the actress pulled out of the project and in place of her Manju Warrier has come on board.

The latest news is that filmmaker Leena Manimekalai will direct the biopic of the Indian English poet and writer Kamala Das aka Madhavikutty. “He called me and said that I resembled ‘Madhavikkutty’ (Kamala) and whether I could act in the movie. By that time, inspired by the book Love Queen of Malabar and her complete works, I had co-written a script with my Malayalam translator Ravi Shankaren. I had informed Kamal of this and even sent him a copy of the script,” Leena said.

Earlier, Kamal had asked Leena to play a role in the film but later she was informed that film was being made on a larger scale — and that Vidya Balan will feature in the Malayalam version and she would be a part of the English version. Well, when Vidya pulled out of the project, Manju Warrier came on board and the English version of the film was dropped. This definitely must have offended Leena. Well, she hasn’t held back, she will now direct the film independently. She has refined the script and will kick-start shooting soon. 

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Source: wmfindia.com