two years after kollywood star vijay sethupathi walked out of the muthiah muralidaran biopic the makers released the first look of the film featuring slumdog millionaire actor madhur mittal although the film is titled 800 the test wicket haul of the sri lankan offspinner it wont be just about cricket says the director sripathyi believe the film has an important story to tell and most importantly it has nothing to do with politics sripathy tells hyderabad times adding will we miss a star like vijayattached to the project sureread alsokanguva refers to a man with the power of fire says sivathe film will be an action fantasy that has both period and contemporary portionssiddharths chithha with director arun kumar explores the chithappa relationshipthe shoot has been completed and the film is in the final stage of postproduction workbut that didnt hold me back because i know this is a story worth tellingmadhur is just perfect for the role says the director explaining what makes madhur a perfect fit sripathy says i will admit i wasnt confident he could pull it off initially but when i watched his audition tape i was blown away i wanted someone to essay the cricketer from his early 20s to late 30s apart from carrying off the emotional scenes well and he didthe film tells the human story of an underdog who overcame insurmountable odds to become a legend says sripathy its a wellbalanced tale of an underdog who lived through the civil war rose above his circumstances and achieved something big in life he is a legend but hes also a human with shortcomings explains the director the film is presently in postproduction we began shooting for the film in april 2022 and major portions were shot in sri lanka kochi the uk australia and chennai he says rounding offwith inputs from logesh balachandran