We had already reported a biopic of Jayalalitha in the making, directed by Vijay of 'Madrasapattinam' and 'Deivathirumagal' fame produced by Vibri Media. Read : Official! Ajith-Vijay director to handle Jayalalitha biopic

Now producer- director A. Priyadarshini of Papertale Pictures has released a press statement in which she has stated that she has been in pre-production of a Jayalalitha biopic for the past four months. The erstwhile associate of Mysskin has also added that she would announce the cast and crew on September 20th and begin filming on February 24th 2019 on the legend's birthday. The Vijay project also is set to go on floors on the same date. Well the controversy has begun and sources say a few more filmmakers are getting ready to bring Jaya's life on celluloid including as a web series.