Maanaadu

Maanaadu (transl. Public Conference) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Suresh Kamatchi. The film stars Silambarasan as a man who is stuck in a time loop and repeatedly relives the day that Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister is assassinated at a political rally. The ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Manoj Bharathiraja, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Y. G. Mahendran, Karunakaran, Premgi Amaren, Aravind Akash and Anjena Kirti. The film was officially announced in July 2018. However, due to Silambarasan's unprofessional behaviour, which caused an extensive pre-production work, the producer ousted the actor in August 2019. The issues were resolved in November 2019, with principal photography commencing in February 2020. It was shot in Chennai, Pondicherry, Yercaud, and Hosur. Despite being affected twice due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, filming wrapped by July 2021. Maanaadu was released on 25 November 2021 in theatres, and was a critical and commercial success.