Often said to be the first queen to have fought the British colonial power,
Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar
has gone down the pages of history as a brave warrior who even arranged suicide attacks on the British army. And now, the queen of
Sivaganga
will come alive on the silver screen, in a film directed by Sriram Sharma. While the cast and crew is being finalised, we hear that
Isaignani
Ilaiyaraaja has given the nod to compose the score for the historical.
A source in the know says, “Sriram (son of popular artist Venugopal Sharma, who painted the popular portrait of Thiruvalluvar) has directed a stage play on the life of Velu Nachiyar, and politico Vaiko, who was quite impressed with it, will be producing the full-length feature film. Recently, he met
Ilaiyaraaja and discussed the possibility of him composing the music for the film. Vaiko is a huge fan of the composer and even Ilaiyaraaja was impressed with the idea of making a film on the Tamil warrior queen.”
However, nothing has been finalised officially yet. The source adds, “This was an informal meeting. Ilaiyaraaja is yet to sign on the dotted line.”
We hear that Vaiko will be part of the screenplay writing process, as well. The source informs, “Sriram has spent almost a decade, researching the life of Velu Nachiyar. He has staged the ballet in other cities in the country as well. He has asked Vaiko to help him in the screenplay and dialogue department.”