One of the most flamboyant stars in Tamil cinema, Silambarasan T. Rajendar lovingly called by his fans as STR or Simbu, last tasted massive success with Mani Ratnam’s action gangster multi-starrer, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, which went on to become a box office blockbuster. Likewise, Simbu was also announced to be part of director Venkat Prabhu’s Maanaadu, a political entertainer, under producer Suresh Kamatchi’s V House Productions banner. Meanwhile, last week saw producer Suresh Kamatchi officially issue another announcement saying STR is out of Maanaadu and the project will be made with another hero next. That said, Simbu’s manager issued a breaking statement earlier today that the superstar will himself direct and star in a film titled Maghaa Maanaadu, which will be produced by his father T. Rajendhar's Chimbu Cine Arts banner.
With filming on Simbu’s Maghaa Maanaadu set to kick-off soon, we here at Galatta had gotten in touch with T. Rajendhar who revealed exclusive information about the project saying, “Maghaa Maanaadu will be directed by Simbu on a budget of Rs. 125 crores and will be coming out in 5 languages. Simbu and I started discussions on this project during our family vacation sometime back and finalized it when we were in Bangkok,”. The upcoming venture will be coming out under the Chimbu Cine Arts banner after Idhu Namma Aalu in 2016. Apart from the Maghaa Maanaadu, STR is also working on Studio Green’s tentatively titled STR 45 alongside Gautham Karthik being helmed by hit Kannada director Narthan.
