Deepa Jayakumar files petition to restrain release of Jayalalithaa's biopic

Niece of former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's has filed a plea in Madras High Court to prevent the release of her aunt's biopic. She has claimed that the work on the biopic had even started without her permission.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar on Friday moved Madras High Court to restrain the release of a biopic on the life of her aunt.

Deepa claimed that the work on the biopic was begun without her consent.

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The film is being helmed by AL Vijay and produced by Induri and Shaailesh R Singh.

The biopic will be titled 'Thalaivi' in Tamil and Telugu while it will be called 'Jaya' in Hindi.

Jayalalithaa served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over 14 years and was an actor before entering politics.

The AIADMK leader died in 2016 at the age of 68.

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