Thalaivi: Kangana Took Hormone Tablets To Look Convincing As Jayalalithaa
The teaser of Thalaivi featuring actress Kangana Ranaut was released recently. The movie is based on the life of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. As soon as her look from the film was out, it received a mixed response from the audience. Her fans said that she will receive another National Award for her performance whereas some thought that the actress is looking fake as the celebrated politician. In fact, it also started a meme fest on the internet.
It won't be wrong to say that the actress looks unrecognisable in the teaser. Along with learning Bharatnatyam and Tamil language, she underwent many physical transformations as well. Talking about it, she revealed that she had to take a mild dose of hormone pills to gain weight near the belly and thighs. She told Mid Day, "Vijay (producer) wanted me to resemble her as closely as possible. She [Jayalalithaa] endured a drastic physical transformation in her life. Having grown up as a Bharatanatyam dancer, she had an hour-glass figure. Then, when she joined politics, she had an accident which demanded that she be injected with huge doses of steroids. While we could not depict all of that, we did take measures.".
For the prosthetic, the makers of Thalaivi collaborated with Jason Collins. Kangana added, "His team made a structure that was suitable to make me look voluptuous. During the portions showcasing her as a young politician, we aimed to only make my face look fuller. As for the rest of the body, it took the team seven hours each day to acquire the look. The hands had to be re-done, and different kinds of pads were used for different parts of the body."
Apart from Hindi, the film will also be releasing in Tamil and Telugu. It is all set to hit the screens on June 26, 2020.
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