‘3 hours of practice and straight to the shoot’: Meenakshi Dinesh on shooting a song in Jiiva’s ‘Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil’

Jiiva starrer ‘Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil’ is running successfully in the cinema. The film helmed by Nithish Sahadev has opened to a positive response. Actor Meenakshi Dinesh, who is part of the cast, recalled how she shot for a song in the film.

In a post shared on Instagram this week, the young actor revealed that she only practiced her dance moves for three hours. Meenakshi Dinesh appeared in the celebration song ‘Kalakalappa’, which also featured Jiiva.





“3 hours of practice and straight to the shoot. That’s how TTT happened,” Meenakshi Dinesh said in the post. The celebration songs isn’t really a cake walk, but looks like, it was for the young actor! “Dance has always been my first language and I never miss a chance to speak it!” she added.

She also dropped a photo taken with actor Jiiva during the shoot of the song. “Very grateful to have worked with @nithish_sahadev and the kindest human @actorjiiva sir and @pringlejones_ master,” she said.

Check out the post here.

All about ‘Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil’

Jiiva starrer ‘Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil’ hit the theatres on January 15. The film is directed by Malayali filmmaker Nithish Sahadev. He is best known for his Malayalam blockbuster ‘Falimy’ featuring Basil Joseph, Jagadish, and Manju Pillai.

‘Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil’ is set in a fictional village in Tamil Nadu. The film revolves around Panchayat President Jeevarathinam AKA Jeeva (played by Jiiva), who is clinging onto his chair and spearheads every occasion in the village. However, when a wedding and a funeral collide the same day, chaos erupts.

TOI ranked the film 3 stars, and the review reads, “Nothing strips civilization off grown men faster than a scheduling conflict. Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimiyil understands this. Nithish Sahadev, making his Tamil debut after the well-received Malayalam film Falimy, makes an interesting call with Jiiva's character. Jiiva commits to the energy without overplaying it: a man who keeps hitting walls he won't climb over.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Meenakshi Dinesh will be next seen in Youth, starring Ken.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”