Actor Silambarasan TR aka Simbu took to social media on Saturday, September 11 to announce that his upcoming film Maanaadu, one of the most-anticipated Tamil movies of the year, will be releasing on November 4, marking the festival of Deepavali. The poster features a rocket being fired from a bottle, to depict how the film will be releasing on Deepavali. The poster also mentions that the film is a ‘A Venkat Prabhu Politics’, confirming that the film is a political thriller. Thanking fans for supporting the film, producer Suresh Kamatchi wrote that the team is excited for the release of the film. Assuring that the film will meet fans’ expectations, he added that he is thankful to everyone for patiently waiting for the film and supporting the crew throughout the journey. “We are arriving with your support, we will win,” the translation of Suresh’s tweet read. Maanaadu will be clashing with Superstar Rajinikanth's Annaatthe, which is also slated for release on November 4.
Billed as a political thriller, the makers revealed in a Twitter Spaces session that the film will be based on the concept of time loop. But, the director assured that the elements of time travel will be conveyed in an uncomplicated manner. The star cast of the film includes SJ Suryah, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Bharathiraja, SA Chandrasekhar, Karunakaran and Premgi Amaren in important roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja has been roped in to take care of the soundtrack and background score. Fans have been eager for the music launch. Maanaadu marks the first-time collaboration between Venkat Prabhu and Simbu.
On July 10, Venkat Prabhu announced that the team has wrapped up shooting. On the last day of shoot, Simbu presented the director with a watch as a surprise. “Thank q @SilambarasanTR_for all the love and support!! Thanks for the watch!!! #OurTimeStartsNow #
நிறைவான மகிழ்வில் #மாநாடு படத்தை தீபாவளியன்று வெளியிடுகிறோம். படம் உங்கள் எதிர்பார்ப்பை பூர்த்தி செய்யும். இத்தனை நாட்கள் பேரன்போடு இப்படத்தை தாங்கிக்கொண்ட அனைவருக்கும் நன்றிகள். உங்கள் ஆதரவோடு வருகிறோம். வெல்வோம்.#maanaadu pic.twitter.com/pHqTBoVl6e
— sureshkamatchi (@sureshkamatchi) September 11, 2021
Thank q @SilambarasanTR_ for all the love and support!! Thanks for the watch!!! #OurTimeStartsNow #MaanaaduWrapped thanks to my team!! Soon our #abdulkhaliq will be yours!! #maanaadu pic.twitter.com/bBXFTiJFFW
— venkat prabhu (@vp_offl) July 10, 2021