Muttiah Muralitharan biopic: Makers share first look on cricketer's 51st birthday

800 Muttiah Muralitharan movie, Muttiah Muralitharan biopic: Movie Train Motion Pictures unveiled the first motion poster of its Muttiah Muralitharan biopic "800" on the occasion of the Sri Lankan cricket legend's 51st birthday.

The producers shared the poster of the Tamil film, starring "Slumdog Millionaire" actor Madhurr Mittal in the role of the spinner, on Monday.

"We are proud to bring you his story beyond the twists & turns across 22 yards. #HappyBirthdayMuralidaran. Presenting '800', the official bio-pic of #MuthiahMuralidaran starring #MadhurrMittal," the banner posted on Twitter.

We are proud to bring you his story beyond the twists & turns across 22 yards. #HappyBirthdayMuralidaran

Presenting 800, the official bio-pic of #MuthiahMuralidaran starring #MadhurrMittal  https://t.co/0Kdy9LMvHz

Directed by #MSSripathy #800TheMovie #800MotionPoster pic.twitter.com/Y7tndrYweO

— Movie Train Motion Pictures (@MovieTrainMP) April 17, 2023

Written-directed by MS Sripathy, the film is titled "800", after the record number of wickets Muralidaran took in Test cricket.

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Muralitharan represented Sri Lanka in 133 Tests, 350 ODIs and 12 T20 Internationals. He took a staggering 800 wickets in the longest format, 534 in the ODIs and 13 in the T20s. He was also part of Sri Lanka's ODI World Cup triumph in 1996.

"800" will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages.

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