Pakistan, April 10 -- The makers of actor Kangana Ranaut's upcoming biopic 'Thalaivi' on Friday announced they have deferred the release of the film due to the surge in coronavirus cases across India.

The multilingual biographical film is based on the life of J Jayalalithaa, the late actress-turned politician who served six times as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The film was scheduled to release in theatres on April 23, 2021.

In a statement posted on Twitter, production house Zee Studios said the team has decided to push the release as people's safety is their priority. "Since the film has been made in multiple languages, we would like to release it in all languages on the same day. But with an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, subse...