Sachin Tendulkar To Release Trailer Of Muralidharan Biopic 800

Sachin Tendulkar To Release Trailer Of Muralidharan Biopic 800. In the trend of Biopics, the latest one is of about Muttiah Muralidharan, the legendary off-spinner. He is the only bowler in the history of International Test cricket to take 800 wickets. The project was announced earlier with Vijay Sethupathi in the role of Muralidharan.  But, due to protests from pro-Tamil groups in the state he dropped the film. 

Now, Madhur Mittal of 'Slumdog Millionaire' fame is essaying the role of Muralidharan in the film. Mahima Nambiar plays Madhimalar Ramamurthy, the former cricketer's wife, in it. Directed by MS Sripathy, the film is co-written by the Booker Prize (2022) laureate Shehan Karunatilaka.

The film's trailer event is going to be held in a grand scale at Mumbai on September 5th. Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket, is going to grace the event as the chief guest. Sachin played many iconic matches for India and Muralidharan for his country, Sri Lanka. Despite their on-field rivalry, the two legends have always shared a good rapport off the field. It is sensational that Tendulkar will be there for the special occasion on the coming Tuesday.

Senior Tollywood producer Sivalenka Krishna Prasad of Sridevi Movies recently acquired the distribution rights of '800' for the entire country across languages. Made in Tamil, the film will be released in Telugu, Hindi and English. The film is all set to be released in theatres in the month of October.