Colombo: Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan believes that the Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi is perfect to play his role in his forthcoming biopic named ‘800’.
The movie ‘800’ will be the fast-paced, joyful reflection of the record of Test wickets taken by Muralitharan. The director of the film is MS Sripathy and produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures and Dar Motion Pictures.
Murali believes that the Sethupathi will nail his much-admired bowling skills blazingly. “Once the script was ready, we thought the best fit for this movie is non-other than Vijay Sethupathi. I think he is a very talented actor and he will nail the bowling expressions,” Muralitharan said on Star Sports.
“I trust Vijay completely as he is one of the greatest actors and I have complete faith that he’ll definitely do wonders for the film.” he added.
The shooting for the film will start from early 2021 across Sri Lanka, UK, Australia, and India and is set to release at the end of the next year. It will essentially be shot in Tamil language but due to the Muralitharan and Sethupathi’s popularity the movie will be dubbed in Hindi, Bengali, and Sinhalese. English subtitles is also being planned for international viewing purpose.
Meanwhile, actor Sethupathi is extremely overjoyed for getting the opportunity to play the life role of one of the most charming character of cricketing front.
“It’s really nice to listen to his story and spend time with Murali sir. He is like a stamp, he makes a mark wherever he goes with his charming character and personality,” Sethupathi said on Star Sports.
“I love his real life, because fans have seen him in matches on the field, but very few have got a chance to know Murli sir’s personality off the field. He’s very adorable and lovable. He’s such a beautiful person and his story needs to be told.” he further added.
Muralitharan retired from international cricket in 2011, he is the only cricketer who have a record of taking 800 wickets in Test cricket, though he has also picked up 534 and 13 wickets consequently in 350 ODIs and 12 T20Is.
