Give her a meaty role and Kangana Ranaut will sink her teeth into it. After playing the warrior queen with conviction in Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi, the actor will now step into the shoes of J Jayalalithaa, the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, for the AL Vijay-directed biopic. The bilingual has been titled Thalaivi in Tamil and Jaya in Hindi.

Given her perfectionist streak, it's not surprising when the actor says that she will take lessons in Tamil before the venture goes on floors in September. "The scenes will be in Tamil, and I will learn the language to understand the character better and feel closer to her. I will begin my language classes once I honour my commitments to Panga and Mental Hai Kya," she reveals.