Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar’s biopic trailer to be unveiled tomorrow @ 1pm by Bharathiraja

Director Aravinthraj, who is known for films like Oomai Vizhigal and Uzhavar Magan, is making a comeback to Tamil cinema. The filmmaker will be helming a biopic based on the life of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, titled Desiya Thalaivar.

“It has been a cherished dream of mine to tell the story of Thevar. While several people know him, his journey isn’t wildly popular. Also, he is a leader who contributed to national politics by working with Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. This would be a film that tells his journey as a leader, and will not be restricted to a state or a community,” says Aravinthraj. Produced by AM Choudary, JM Basheer will play the lead in this film. Basheer is also an ardent follower of Muthuramalinga Thevar, and has undergone a fast to play the role.

“We have released the complete biographical documentary film ‘Pasumpon Thevar Varalaru’ by Ayyappa Muthuramalinga Thevar Thirumaganar, the Southern Netaji National Leader who fought for national liberation along with Netaji in the year 2008 in theatres. So far no one was able to film a biopic of the legend, but our documentary “Pasumpon Thevar Varalaru” was well received by the audience. In addition, the biographical documentary on a political leader worldwide became the only film to be released commercially in theatres. Now the digital version of the film will be released on the Internet for the first time on October 30,” said the makers. 

The trailer of the biopic documentary will be unveiled by eminent director Bharathiraja on 29.10.20 at 1 pm on his Twitter page. MP Abraham Lincoln, who has worked as a senior journalist for several leading newspapers, has written and directed the script for this historical film.