Chennai: Unfazed by the opposition from a section of political parties, actor Kushboo is all set to don the role of Maniyammai, the revered wife of rationalist leader Periyar E V Ramasamy, in a film about the late Dravidian stalwart.
The choice of Kushboo has drawn criticism from Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) as it comes at a time when the controversy surrounding her remarks on pre-marital sex had just died down.
But Kushboo, who came out of the imbroglio, despite strong protests from PMK, Tamil Protection Movement and various women's organisations, is undeterred and eager to don the role of the revered women in Tamil history in her nearly two-decade-old film career.
The issue was also raised in the Tamil Nadu Assembly too, but the ruling DMK said it was not against Kushboo portraying the role.
''One should look at the acting skills and not the actor'', Information and Publicity Minister Parithi Ilamvazhuthi replied to a poser by T Velmurugan (PMK), who questioned her choice for the film.
The Tamil Nadu government had sanctioned Rs 95 lakh for the film.
Kushboo would don the role of Periyar's second wife Maniyammai in the second half of the film. The role of the first wife, Nagammai, is being played by Malayalam actor Jyotirmayi.
Popular actor Sathyaraj is playing the lead role as Periyar in the socio-political classic being directed by Gnana Rajasekar who gave the award-winning film on revolutionary Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi.
Filming of first part of the film is over and the shooting of the second half will commence in October.
Rajasekar chose Kushboo for the role after going through the computer graphics of various film stars to match the face of Maniyammai.
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