Muttiah Muralidharan, the legendary off-spinner, is essayed by actor Madhur Mittal of 'Slumdog Millionaire' fame in director MS Sripathy's '800'. The film's trailer is out.
The trailer doesn't waste any time to get to the point. The audience members are invited to invest in the bowler's life.
When he is subjected to fear (by the unfolding civil war around him in Sri Lanka), we tend to sympathize with him - a minority Tamil member for whom identity is all about playing cricket. From being an underdog, he goes on to become a celebrated bowler.
When he is accused of resorting to foul play (chucking), his genius is doubted and his principles are called into question. The film comes into its own during these portions, the trailer indicates.
The trailer, at more than three minutes, also suggests that we can expect the "fishy" matters between Muralitharan and Team Australia to be shown in all their murky detail.
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.