A project that was announced last year amidst massive hype, director Venkat Prabhu’s Maanaadu under producer Suresh Kamatchi’s V House Productions banner with STR in the lead role had fans everywhere excited. That said, producer Suresh Kamatchi had earlier today issued an official press statement saying Simbu is no longer a part of Maanaadu and the film will begin rolling with another big star. Meanwhile, director Venkat Prabhu has now taken to his Twitter page to post an emotional tweet saying he feels unfortunate to not be able to work with STR, whom he has referred to as his brother. He further added saying the project is time-bounded as Suresh Kamatchi is going through a lot of emotional and financial pressure while concluding he respects the decision taken by the producer. Check out the tweet below:

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With Simbu’s eviction from Maanaadu, it now remains to be seen how the project materializes next as it still includes Kalyani Priyadarshan as the female lead and music director Yuvan Shankar Raja. Director Venkat Prabhu will now begin work on his upcoming web series with Kajal Aggarwal and Vaibhav in the lead roles and only then proceed to Maanaadu, which incidentally will be his ninth directorial. Furthermore, it now remains to be seen whether editor Praveen K. L., art director Rajeevan, stunt choreographer Stunt Silva and costume designer Vasuki Bhaskar will still continue to be a part of Maanaadu.

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