Venkat Prabhu had earlier last year, had announced that his next project will be bankrolled by Suresh Kamatchi under the banner V House Productions. The film was expected to feature Simbu as the male lead, while Kalyani Priyadarshan was roped in as the female lead.
Touted to be a political genre movie, this project was highly anticipated due to the interesting combo of STR and Venkat Prabhu. However, the producer of the film had earlier announced in August that STR will no longer be a part of the project and that the film didn't materialize due to logistical issues.
But last month, the producer took to his social media handle to announce that STR is back and the shooting dates of the upcoming film, Maanadu will be announced soon. Recently, we had reported that Venkat Prabhu had started discussions for Maanadu and the shoot schedule is being planned from January 3rd week.
Incidentally, there had been a buzz about Kichcha Sudeep being roped in for the role of villain in Maanadu. But, Sudeep has tweeted from his official page mentioning that it is a false news.