Jayalalitha's story would be incomplete without MGR as he was the one who groomed the actress into a politician. thalaivi is directed By AL vijay and produced By vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shailesh R Singh. Renowned makeup artist Jason Collins, who had worked in hollywood films namely, Blade Runner and Captain Marvel is working on thalaivi and helping kangana to get the look right.
The film will be made in three languages - hindi, tamil, and Telugu. It will also release simultaneously in all three languages. Rajamouli's father, vijayendra prasad wrote the film script. Several other biopics were also announced basing on Jayalalitha's life but thalaivi is likely to receive the most traction due to the presence of kangana Ranaut.