Poster of ‘Leader Ramaiah’, biopic on Siddaramaiah, released; Shooting to start soon

BENGALURU: A biopic on former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah, titled ‘Leader Ramaiah’, is on the cards. A poster of the movie was launched in front of the opposition leader’s residence here on Thursday.

The poster of the movie was released on the occasion of Ramanavami. It is said that actor Vijay Sethupathi has been approached to play Siddaramaiah’s character and he has almost agreed. Shooting of the biopic, directed by Sathya Rathnam and produced by Hayat Peer, is scheduled to start next month.

Apparently, the biopic also has a love angle alongside Siddaramaiah’s political journey and is based on incidents narrated by him which will give it a commercial twist. The biopic is being produced at a cost of Rs 50 crore and will feature Siddaramaiah’s college days, and his early days in politics.