(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) VIDYA BALAN WILL portray celebrated Indian-English writer Kamala Surayya, who shocked conventional minds with her bold writings, in a bilingual biopic.
The Malayalam-English movie, revolving around the eventful personal and literary life of Surayya, will be directed by national award-winning Malayalam director Kamal.
The writer, who wrote in English as Kamala Das and enriched Malayalam literature under the pseudonym Madhavikutty, had changed her name to Kamala Surayya after embracing Islam a few years before her death in 2009.
"But, my movie will not be a completely realistic one. It will have real situations that happened in the life of the writer as well as fictional ones," Kamal said.
"I first talked to Vidya about this project two years ago. It was just an informal chat but she was happy and excited to accept the role," Kamal, a national award-winning director, said.
Malayalam actor Prithvira will also play a pivotal role in the movie.
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