Vijay Sethupathi To Play Sri Lankan Cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan In The Biopic "800"

Vaishnavi Gavankar |Jul 23, 2019

Vijay Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor, playing minor supporting roles for over five years before playing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's "Thenmerku Paruvakaatru".

Megastar Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi's fans had something to cheer about today. There are rumors that the Tamil superstar Vijay Sethupathi will play the former Srilankan legendary cricket star Muttiah Muralitharan in the film allegedly titled as 800.

The number 800 plays a significant role as it indicates the total number of wickets taken in his international test cricket career.

According to a famous Indian entertainment website, the film would be shot in multiple locations which include India, Sri Lanka, and England along with other countries. The website quoted, "We will begin filming in December 2019. It's a big-budget film that will be shot in India, Sri Lanka, England and other parts of the world."

But there hasn't been any official announcement as such. When contacted about the same neither the actor confirmed the news nor the cricketer. On work from the Tamil superstar, Vijay Sethupathi is busy with multiple projects which includes Sanga Tamizhan and Kadaisi Vivaysayi.

The actor is trying to make a comeback film as his last onscreen appearance in Sindhubadh was a disaster. The film was directed by SU Arun Kumar.

Indian cinema is trending with biopics with M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story, Dangal, Mary Kom were all a hit. Ranveer Singh is shooting for the upcoming biopic of another legendary cricketer Kapil Dev who was the first Indian Captain to lift the World Cup. The film is titled as '83.

Tamil industry too had a fair share of success in the biopic as the film Mahanati was a huge success both critically and economically.

Vijay Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor, playing minor supporting roles for over five years before playing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru". He went on to play the villain role in Sundarapandian and got his breakout roles with the films Pizza and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom.

He has starred in more than 25 films. Over the Years, Vijay Sethupathi has transformed into a successful and popular "Indie-film star" in Tamil cinema.