The motion poster and first look of Vijay Sethupathi as Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan from the upcoming biopic 800, was released on Tuesday.
Written and directed by MS Sripathy, the biopic has been titled 800, based on the number of wickets taken by the spinner during his career.
It was announced a few days ago that Sethupathi will play the role of the ace cricketer in his biopic.
The animated motion poster, which is a little over one-minute-long, opens with a cricket ground and then shows a young Muthiah pull off a clean-bowl while playing with other kids. It then goes on to show Muthiah growing up and the hurdles he faced in life- from the time he was playing cricket in his locality to when he became a global cricket phenomenon.
The first look poster of the film shows the actor wearing test whites of the Sri Lankan cricket team and bears a striking resemblance to the bowling legend.
The journey begins! Here’s the official poster of #800TheMovie @VijaySethuOffl #MuthiahMuralidaran #MuralidaranBiopic @movietrainmp #MSSripathy #Vivekrangachari @rdrajasekar @SamCSmusic @proyuvraaj pic.twitter.com/WE2NRVTk7d
— Movie Train Motion Pictures (@MovieTrainMP) October 13, 2020
While the film is released in Tamil, it will be dubbed in all south Indian languages, as well as in Hindi, Bengali and Sinhalese.
Before revealing the first look, Sethupathi and the Sri Lankan cricketer got together on a virtual chat to discuss the movie during the telecast of the ongoing Indian Premier League.
The film is being bankrolled under the Movie Train Motion Picture and Dar Pictures banner. Music has been composed by Sam CS. Rajisha Vijayan will also play a pivotal role in the film.
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Meanwhile, Vijay Sethupathi is being hailed for his latest release Ka Pae Ranasingam with Aishwarya Rajesh. Directed by debut filmmaker Virumandi, it was released on a pay-per-view basis on OTT platform Zee5.
The actor also has Maamanithan in the pipeline, which is being directed by Seenu Ramasamy. The film will see him pair up with Gayathrie S. The actor also has Uppena in Telugu and Laal Singh Chaddha in Hindi.