Rashmika To Play M S Subbulakshmi In Biopic, Anirudh To Score Music

CHENNAI-Actress Rashmika Mandanna will play legendary Carnatic singer and Bharat Ratna awardee M S Subbulakshmi in her upcoming biopic, which was launched at the Music Academy in Chennai on September 16 as part of celebrations marking her 110th birth anniversary.

The film is being produced by Geetha Arts, Rockline Entertainment and Bunny Vas Works and will be directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. Geetha Arts has also confirmed that composer Anirudh Ravichander will score the music for the film.

Actor, producer and parliamentarian Kamal Haasan was the chief guest at the film’s launch on September 16.

The film has attracted attention among film buffs since reports about the project first emerged several months ago. Unconfirmed reports had said that several actresses were considered for the role of M S Subbulakshmi before Rashmika was chosen.

M S Subbulakshmi, whose full name was Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, was an iconic Carnatic vocalist renowned for her work in devotional and classical music. She also acted in a few films and received several accolades during her career.

She was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna and the first Indian to perform at the United Nations General Assembly, in 1966. (IANS)