Blockbuster filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali who has made films like Devdas, Black, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat, is producing a special film titled Mann Bairagi which is based on the life of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This 1 hour long special film will focus on the teenage and youth days of Narendra Modi. The film is written and directed by Sanjay Tripaathy. Talking about the film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali told the media, "The story was very well-researched, and the turning point of our PM’s life as a young man, really intrigued me. I felt that it’s an unheard story which needs to be told,". Director Sanjay Triipaathy said, "For me, it’s a human interest story about the self-discovery of a person who went on to become such a strong leader of our country."

It has now been officially announced that the film will have a dubbed release in Tamil as well and notably it would be presented by Lyca Productions. The Tamil dubbed version of Mann Bairagi has been titled Karmayogi. Details regarding the film’s release plans are yet to be known. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has produced this film along with Mahaveer Jain. The film has cinematography by Mahesh Limaye and the Tamil audio rights has been acquired by Divo Music. Narendra Modi is celebrating his 70th birthday today (September 17) and marking the special occasion, the announcement about the Tamil version was made this morning.

Lyca Productions made the announcement about presenting this film through a tweet that read, "As mark of it’s love and respect for the Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji on his 70th birthday @LycaProductions is Privileged to present ‘Karmyogi’ -Tamil along with legendary film-maker #SanjayLeelaBhansali produced by #MahaveerJain directed by #SsanjayTripaathy #HBDDearPM”.

After venturing into Tamil cinema production with Thalapathy Vijay’s Kaththi, Lyca Productions has earned a good reputation among the people of Tamil Nadu and is one of the important production houses in Tamil cinema. Some of Lyca's other notable releases include Kolamaavu Kokila, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Vada Chennai, 2.0, Kaappaan, Darbar, Kaala, and more. Currently, Lyca Productions is bankrolling two of the biggest projects in Tamil cinema - Shankar's Indian 2 and Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan. Both the projects are in different stages of production and have been planned to be shot on a grand scale with a huge budget.

Check out Lyca Productions’ latest tweet here: