Why Simbu's next is titled 'Maanaadu'? Director Venkat Prabhu opens up!

Simbu's fans are all in full swing of celebrations as the much- anticipated 'Maanaadu' has been progressing towards the final stage of the release. The movie has been in the spotlight with large-scale expectations from the fans and audiences and the teaser of the movie was released on Wednesday when Simbu had celebrated his 38th birthday. While the ardent fans of Simbu have been relishing the teaser, which has been poured with massive reception, movie director Venkat Prabhu has now revealed that why the movie has been titled 'Maanaadu' and what's the reason behind it. 

Speaking to a Tamil media, Venkat Prabhu said, "Maanaadu is a movie that is close to my heart. I have tried many elements and factors in this movie that I had never done in any of my movies before. We can't say this is the story of the movie and it would be a new and crucial dimension of Simbu. I have tried to project a conference (Maannaadu) in a different storyline and screenplay and I have shown a different political arena. The story would revolve around a political conference and would display about it due to which the movie has been titled Maanaadu". 

Maanaadu teaser was released on Wednesday. In what has become a perfect birthday gift for Simbu fans, the teaser was massively unveiled by some of the notable celebrities. While AR Rahman had released the teaser in Tamil, reputed Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap had released the teaser's Hindi version. Sandalwood actor Sudeep had released the teaser's Kannada version while Prithviraj Sukumaran released the Malayalam version, and the teaser's Telugu version was unveiled by actor Ravi Teja. 

The teaser that lasted for one minute and fifteen seconds has promised the fans a perfect entertainer and a grand comeback of Silamabarasan after several years. By leaving the hints of going backward, the movie has stirred the predictions that it would revolve around time. The teaser provides a feast for the fans and audiences that the long wait is worth and a special element of displaying the never displayed Simbu, thanks to the actor for a huge transformation during the lockdown and becoming unusually active that relished his fans.

Though the teaser didn't reveal more, it has promised that Maanadu will full of politics, thriller, and suspense. Maanaadu brings back the epic combo of Simbu and Yuvan Shankar Raja for the sixth time. As Simbu's birthday gift was released in various South Indian languages, the fans had gone agog and rampantly sharing the teaser. Maanadu's poster was released recently which had shown that Simbu is playing as an Islamic man. 

Produced by Suresh Kamatchi under the banner of V House Productions on a budget of around Rs 25 crore, Maanaadu is directed by Venkat Prabhu and while Simbu is playing in a lead role, it has roped in some of the reputed faces of Tamil Cinema including Bharathiraja, SA Chandrasekar, SJ Suryah, Premji Amaren, Kalyani Priyadarshan in the important roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja has composed the music while Richard Nathan has done cinematography.  The teaser has garnered a huge reception and by the time of writing this content, the teaser has earned over 3.2 million views. While the movie is in the last stage, it has been expected that it would hit the big screens in the second half of 2021. 

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