800, the movie which marks biopic of legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has made news since it's announcement was made a couple of years ago. Initially, Vijay Sethupathi was considered for the role and even the first look was unveiled . But, due to threats from Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka, he left the project.
Then makers casted Slumdog Millionaire fame Madhurr Mittal as Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan. The film is directed by MS Sripathy. The film was recently released in multi languages and won praises. But, due to unknown casting it doesn't grab attention of audiences. Now the film will stream on Jio Cinema for free from December 2, the makers announced.
800 also stars Mahima Nambiar, Naren, Naaser, Vela Ramamurthy, Riythvika, Arul Das, Hari Krishnan, and Sharath Lohithaswa. The film is co-written by Booker Prize laureate Shehan Karunatilaka.
Ghibran is the music director of the film, and it has cinematography by RD Rajasekhar and editing by Praveen KL. The film, originally shot in Tamil, will be available in Telugu, Hindi and English as well.