Box office: Silambarasan's Maanaadu grosses over Rs30 crore in 4 days in Tamil Nadu

Actor Silambarasan TR’s latest Tamil release Maanaadu (2021) has registered a fabulous opening at the box office in Tamil Nadu despite heavy rains.

The film, a time-loop thriller, has grossed over Rs30 crore in the state in just four days since its release.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu, Maanaadu is a simple story of a guy trying to foil an attempt on the life of the state’s chief minister. However, the only way to do so is by being stuck in a time-loop.

The film, according to trade sources, has taken a phenomenal opening in the state, with a collection of over Rs30 crore nett so far.

Maanaadu, which is also a political thriller, marks the maiden collaboration of actor Simbu and filmmaker Venkat Prabhu. The project, after being announced with much fanfare in 2018, was shelved a few months later due to a falling out between Silambarasan and producer Suresh Kamatchi.

When Silambarasan couldn’t make time for the project as promised, Suresh went ahead and dropped the idea of making the film with him. Director Venkat Prabhu then took to Twitter to share a heartfelt post.

“It’s very unfortunate that I couldn’t work with my brother Simbu in Maanaadu. Everything is time-bound. Considering the amount of emotional and financial pressure that the producer is going through, I have to respect the decision taken by the producer. Thanks for all the love,” he had tweeted. 

However, the project was back on track after three months and the team went on to complete it without further trouble. But its release had to be postponed twice in the past year and a half on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maanaadu also stars Kalyani Priyadarshan, SJ Suryah, Karunakaran, Premgi Amaren and Daniel Anne Pope.

SJ Suryah’s performance as the antagonist is one of the highlights of the film which has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.