Check pic: Shah Rukh Khan REVEALS the First Look of Aishwaryaa Dhanush's next

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan shared the first look of filmmaker Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush's next Tamil directorial, a biopic on Indian Paralympic high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu.

Titled Mariyappan, the film will chronicle the life of the 21-year-old high jumper from Salem district in Tamil Nadu. He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals.

Shah Rukh, 51, unveiled the first poster of the biopic on Twitter, in which the athlete can be seen standing with a medal in his hand. "Here's presenting the first look of the biopic on #MariyappanThangavelu, our very own national hero, all the best Aishwaryaa Dhanush," SRK wrote.

Here's presenting the first look of the biopic on #MariyappanThangavelu, our very own national hero, all the best @ash_r_dhanush pic.twitter.com/oD1avhkC4K

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 31, 2016

To which Aishwaryaa replied, "Thank you so much! A very happy new year to you and the family." 

Thank you so much ! A very happy new year to you and the family. Xx https://t.co/dXJ4LshsG2

— Aishwaryaa.R.Dhanush (@ash_r_dhanush) December 31, 2016