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Published 16:38 IST, February 5th 2021

Simbu's 'Maanaadu': Venkat Prabhu has hilarious response to netizens' teaser comparison

The teaser of Silambarasan TR aka Simbu’s new film, Maanaadu was dropped on the actor’s 38th birthday. After the teaser released fans compared it with Tenet

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The teaser of Simbu's forthcoming film Maanaadu released on Feb 3, which was also his 38th birthday. AR Rahman released the Tamil version of the teaser, Kichcha Sudeep and Prithviraj Sukumaran launched the Kannada and Malayalam versions respectively, Mass Maharaja and Ravi Teja launched the Telugu version while Anurag Kashyap launched the Hindi version. After the release of the teaser, fans have been taking to social media to express how the teaser resembled the film famous film, Tenet.  Venkat Prabhu the director of Maanaadu responded to fans’ comparison of the teaser with Tenet and the response will leave you in splits.

Also Read: Simbu's Birthday: Kalyani Priyadarshan, Niddhi Agerwal & Others Pour Heartwarming Wishes

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Simbu's Maanaadu Teaser Comparison to Tenet Movie

The teaser of the movie was loved and received a positive response from Simbu’s fans. In the teaser, we see Simbu dealing with the concept of time with the notion that he might have the power to control it. After the release of the teaser of Maanaadu, netizens started comparing it to Tenet as they found it resembling the Christopher Nolan flick. Check out some of the fan tweets.

Also Read: Simbu Volunteers Starring In A Film To Raise Funds For The Tamil Nadu Movie Makers Sangam

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Venkat Prabhu, who is known for his sense of humour and witty comebacks, took to his Twitter handle and replied with a hilarious tweet. In the tweet, Venkat stated that he was one of the people who did not really understand Tenet. Check out his take on the fans comparison:

Also Read: As 'Maanadu' Teaser Releases, Prithviraj Sukumaran Expresses Excitement For Simbu Starrer

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Maanaadu Release Date

Maanaadu is one of Venkat Prabhu's movies starring Simbu and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead. The film also casts  SJ Suryah as the main antagonist along with Manoj K Raja, Daniel Annie Pope, Premgi Amaran and Karunakaran. Maanaadu is slated to hit the silver screen this year, however, the actual release has not been disclosed yet. Venkat Prabhu's movies that were commercial successes include Chennai 600028, Saroja, Goa, Mankatha, Biriyani and Mass Masilamani.

Also Read: Silambarasan Birthday: As Simbu Turns 38, Here's A Trivia Quiz For All His Fans

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Other than Maanaadu, Simbu's upcoming releases include Pathu Thala, a film with Gautham Vasudev Menon which is yet to be titled and one more film in which he volunteered to act for a fundraiser. Take a look at the teaser of Maanaadu below:

 

16:38 IST, February 5th 2021