EXCLUSIVE: Kangana Ranaut’s Jayalalitha biopic producer clarifies she is getting the remuneration she deserves
Reports about Kangana Ranaut’s remuneration for Jayalalitha biopic went viral after the director AL Vijay's quote about the same. Now, the producer Vishnu Vardhan Induri clarified to Pinkvilla exclusively that no statement was given and she is getting every bit of what she deserves. Read to know more.
Kangana Ranaut has been on a roll after Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. The talented actor-director recently made headlines when she was picked to portray former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha. Kangana was picked to play the role of the iconic woman leader by the director by A. L. Vijay and the producer, Vishnu Vardhan Induri. The film is said to be based on the life and times of the former CM and Kangana will also be taking Tamil lessons for the same.
However, a few days back, reports started coming in with regards to Kangana's remuneration for J Jayalalitha's biopic and an entertainment portal stated that the director, A L Vijay mentioned that stories about Kangana's remuneration were fake. Now, Pinkvilla got in touch with the producer, Vishnu Vardhan Induri who mentioned that Kangana will be getting every bit of the salary she deserves. He even clarified that the quote which is circulating under the director's name among some entertainment portals is completely fake. He stated that his director, AL Vijay, hasn't spoken to anyone about the remuneration that Kangana will get.
Vishnu Vardhan Induri, producer of Kangana Ranaut's Jayalalitha Biopic spoke exclusively to Pinkvilla and stated, "Kangana deserves every bit of remuneration she is getting, we are very happy to have her in our team, but the details can’t be disclosed it’s a matter between the talent and the producer no one else is authorised to talk about it." Thus, the producer stood by Kangana who will be seen playing the charismatic female leader in the multilingual film. J Jayalalitha's biopic will be titled Thalaiva and will be one of the most challenging roles that Kangana will be acing.
Meanwhile, Kangana is working on two projects, Panga and Mental Hay Kya. Panga is helmed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and also stars Neena Gupta and Jassie Gill. Apart from this, Mental Hai Kya is a dark comedy in which Kangana will be seen with Rajkummar Rao, Jimmy Sheirgill, Amrita Puri, Amyra Dastur and Mimoh Chakraborty.
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