800 The Movie: Muttiah Muralitharan and Sanath Jayasuriya Arrive in Mumbai for the Trailer Launch
Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan and former teammate Sanath Jayasuriya arrived in Mumbai ahead of the trailer launch of his biopic film, 800. The film is written and directed by M.S. Sripathy and produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures and Vivek Rangachari. It will be released in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu.
Ahead of the official trailer of his biopic film titled 800, Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan with all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya was spotted at Mumbai airport. Muttiah Muralitharan and Sanath Jayasuriya were seen in their casual outfits as they posed for the paps. Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be unveiling the official trailer on September 5 in Mumbai. Taking to Instagram, trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced the news and wrote, “SACHIN TENDULKAR TO UNVEIL TRAILER OF MUTHIAH MURALIDARAN BIOPIC 800... #SachinTendulkar will unveil the trailer of the #MuthiahMuralidaran biopic, titled 800 [#800TheMovie], on [Tuesday] 5 Sept 2023 at an event in #Mumbai. #MadhurrMittal - who won acclaim for his performance in the #Oscar-winning film #SlumdogMillionaire - enacts the part of #Muralidaran in the biopic. Written-directed by #MSSripathy and produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures and Vivek Rangachari, the release date of the film - slated for release in #Tamil, #Hindi and #Telugu - will be announced with its trailer.” 800 The Movie: Madhurr Mittal’s First Look From the Upcoming Biopic Unveiled on Muthiah Muralidaran’s 51st Birthday (View Motion Poster).
Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire actor Madhurr Mittal will be seen portraying the role of the legendary Sri Lankan spinner in his biopic. Written and directed by MS Sripathy, the film will be released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. The official release date of the film is still awaited. 800 The Movie: Madhur Mittal Replaces Vijay Sethupathi to Play Muttiah Muralitharan; Check Out Film's First Look Motion Poster!.
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Member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, Muralitharan is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport and is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets and 530+ ODI wickets. He is also the highest wicket-taker in both Test and ODI formats and averages over six wickets per Test match. Notably, Muralitharan had dismissed Tendulkar a total of 13 times in his career.