Chennai, Nov 28 (IANS) Iconic actor and Tamil Nadu's late chief minister M.G. Ramachandran will compete with 'current younger heroes' for screen space in a forthcoming animated 3D film 'Puratchi Thalaivan' (revolutionary leader), its producer said Friday.
'It involves a Tamil artiste and leader 'Puratchi Thalaivan' who saves the nation by fighting and exposing traitors. The film will help the late leader, popularly known as MGR, compete with 'younger heroes' such as Rajnikant, Kamal (Haasan), Vijaykanth, Ajith and Sarath (Kumar),' producer Sridevi Rao said.
'The venture will present the grace of the evergreen MGR to the new generation with the latest methods of storytelling since his last official movie 'Maduraiyai Meetta Sundarapandiyan' (The handsome Pandiyan who retrieved Madurai) was released in 1978 - three decades back,' publicist Nikhil Murugan said.
The work on the movie is well underway, he added.
'Puratchi Thalaivan' is being directed by Venky Baboo. Produced under the corporate banner Mayabimbham, the venture's trailer will be released on January 17 to coincide with MGR's 92nd birth anniversary, a press statement added.
MGR was Tamil Nadu's chief minister from 1977 till his death in 1987. He acted in 132 films (including two unfinished ventures which formed part of releases four years after his death) in a career spanning 43 years.
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