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- 1981
- 1 hr 45 min
The historical/biographical drama Thalaivi is a 1981 Indian Tamil film directed by V.B.L.V Prasad and produced by Vijay. It is based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa.
The film opens with a scene where Jaya (Ranaut) is entering the state's political session where the current Chief Minister of the State (Nasser) is presenting the budget. Jaya interrupts him and wants explanation of the corruption charges leveled against her apart from her phone lines being tapped. She demands his resignation. She defends MGR (Swami) stating he gave his life for the services of common man. However, the opposition questions her relationship with MGR resulting a brawl at the session. There is an attempt to outrage the modesty of Jaya. Referencing to the Mahabharata, Jaya says she was treated like the character “Draupadi” and would return to the session after becoming the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
In a flashback Jaya is introduced as a budding actress, filming songs at AVM Studios, Madras on February 12, 1965.
Thalaivi is a 1981 action movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes.