After delivering hit Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi , Kangana Ranaut will next be seen in a bilingual film titled "Jaya", which is based on the life of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister actress Jayalalithaa. The queen actress said that she always wanted to work in regional films.

In an interaction with media, Kangana announced that she was all set to step into the shoes of the late Jayalalithaa, who was fondly referred to as "Puratchi Thalaivi", which means "revolutionary leader". Sharing her feelings of being a part of "Jaya", Kangana said, "I always wanted to work in regional films because when we go to Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh, we realise that people over there only watch films made by their local film industry. So there is a disconnect with that part of the country. I was waiting for a good opportunity to work over there and this film just came my way.”

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She further added, "I was working on my own biopic, but her (Jayalalithaa) story is very similar to my story. In fact, it is a bigger success story than mine. When I heard the narration of this film, I found many similarities between both the stories. So when I had the option to do a film based on her story or my story, I decided on the former."

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The film is written by K.V. Vijayendra Prasad of "Baahubali" and "Manikarnika" fame, the film will be produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shaailesh R. Singh under the banner of Vibri and Karma Media and Entertainment.