One of Simbu’s upcoming films is Maanadu, which is directed by Venkat Prabhu and stars Kalyani Priyadharshan as the leading lady. The film is produced by Suresh Kamatchi. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores the music.
In a Twitter spaces discussion surrounding the film, director Venkat Prabhu said that he has tried to show a different STR like how Gautham Menon did with Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya. He further added that Maanadu is the biggest budgeted film of his career and is meant for a theatrical experience. VP was confident that people would get the sci-fi time loop angle experimented in the film.
Producer Suresh Kamatchi remarked that Simbu has destroyed all the negative publicity surrounding him with the hype around Maanadu and said that the film is going to be a huge turning point for both the actor and the director and stressed that the film is meant for a theatrical experience first.
Earlier, the first song from Maanadu, Meherezylaa, had gone viral in the enchanting vocals of Yuvan and Bhavatharini. The film also stars SJ Suryah, Premji and YG Mahendran in the lead roles. The film has cinematography by Richard M. Nathan. Silambarasan is playing the role of Abdul Khaaliq in this film which is set in a political context. Simbu’s first look had raised the expectations for the film.