STR will be essaying the role of Abdul Khaaliq, the protagonist of director Venkat Prabhu's political film Maanaadu. The highly anticipated project is produced by Suresh Kamatchi of V House Productions.
The shooting of Maanaadu started today (Feb 19) with a formal pooja ceremony. The shoot commenced with a pooja ceremony accompanied by principal cast and crew members of the film.
The makers have released the behind-the-scenes video of the first day shoot, and the first shot was set in a coffee shop with popular actor, director and politician Seeman wielding the camera. The shot consisted of actors STR, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Karunkaran and Premgi.
Maanaadu has cinematography by Richard M. Nathan while Praveen K.L. handles the editing department. A Yuvan Shankar Raja musical, Maanaadu features an ensemble cast that includes Bharathiraja, SA Chandrashekar, SJ Suryah among others.
Watch the video below: