Here in our country, people say “India has only two religions – Cinema and Cricket,” and this might also be true in some sense. There have been several films so far that came with the core concept of cricket and those were blockbusters at the box office. Audiences too love witnessing the true and inspiring stories of cricketers on big screens, be it M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) or 83 (2021.) Now is the time to witness the story of another great cricketer whom we have witnessed on the pitch, Muttiah Muralitharan, the legendary off spinner. He is the only bowler in the history of International Test cricket to take 800 wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan’s biopic is titled 800 and there is no better way to pay tribute to his grand cricket career. Madhur Mittal of Slumdog Millionaire, fame is playing the role of Muttiah Muralitharan in 800.
The makers of 800 released the official trailer on social media yesterday (September 5th.) Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket, graced the event as the chief guest and launched the trailer. The trailer had an intense backdrop of conflicts and also the struggles of the former cricketer, Muttiah Muralitharan. The much awaited film is all set to be released in theaters on October 6, 2023.
M.S. Sripathy is the writer and director of this sports based biopic film 800, which is produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures. Mahima Nambiar plays Madhimalar Ramamurthy, Muttiah Muralitharan’s wife. Sivalenka Krishna Prasad of Sridevi Movies recently grabbed the distribution rights of 800 for the entire country in multiple languages. Originally made in Tamil, the movie will also be released in Telugu, Hindi and English.
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