Sathyaraj To Play M.G.R in Balakrishnan’s Upcoming

A biopic on legendary actor and politician Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran, popularly known as M.G.R., is in the offing and veteran actor Sathyaraj will essay the lead role. To be directed and bankrolled by Balakrishnan, the biopic comes as a tribute to the Nallathai Naadu Kekum actor, who breathed his last almost a century ago. Recently, the director talked about bringing Sathyaraj on board to play M.G.R.

“Sathyaraj is an ardent fan of MGR and follows his ideals. He himself has admitted this on several occasions. He would perform fervently, and with a little bit of makeup, would fit in the role to a T”.

Revealing how different would his project be from Mani Ratnam’s ‘Iruvar’, which was also on the same lines of MGR’s life, Balakrishnan said, “Mani sir’s film is a fiction and a commercial movie — I have seen the film and like it. My movie, on the other hand, is an engaging biopic, which registers the facts as it is without adding any of my thoughts. I am not using any real-life clippings or footage related to his cinema or political careers in my film”.

The biopic will feature M.G.R’s film and political career. Balakrishnan have written the screenplay, without “making any compromises”.

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Source: thenewsminute.com