Kangana Ranaut's Thalaivi Pushed Ahead From April 23 Due Increasing Covid-19 Cases; Makers Yet To Set A New Release Date Follow Kangana Ranaut’s much-anticipated act as former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will have to wait. Like many films scheduled before it, Kangana’s pan-Indian release Thalaivi has been pushed ahead during the alarming increase in Covid-19 cases in the country of late. Thalaivi’s trailer which released last month had fans and celebrities hailing Kangana for bringing Jayalalitha’s story to life with such finesse and it instantly made everyone look forward to 23 April. The film has now joined the league of movies like Haathi Mere Saathi, Bunty Aur Babli 2 and Chehre which have all been pushed due to the piling Covid-19 caseload in the nation.