After Manikarnika, Kangana Ranaut is busy preparing for actress-turned-politician Jayalalithaa's biopic, titled, Thalaivi. Kangana is taking regular dance lessons and is also learning the late leader's native language, Tamil.

Speaking about the film's progress, the producer Vishnu Induri of Thalaivi said in a statement, "The pre-production is in full swing and the team is in Mysore for the recce and as planned earlier, the shoot will start post-Diwali."