Controversial hero Simbu aka STR was last seen on screens in the ace director Maniratnam directorial Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, where he made a strong comeback after the disastrous Anbanavan Asarathavan Adangathavan, playing gangster Ethi, the youngest of gangster brothers.
The movie turned out to be a massive hit grossing more than 90 crores and Simbu proceeded to his next, the Sundar.C directorial "Vandha Rajavathaan Varuven", named after a punch Simbu utters in CCV. Earlier, Lyca Productions had planned Vandha Rajavathaan Varuven as a Pongal release.
However, the movie failed to release on the festival and even the delayed release never helped the movie as it ended as a disaster. Now, the actor teams up with Raashi Khanna for 'Maanaadu' and the shooting is progressing at a brisk pace. Recently, the team shot a lip-lock sequence between the two actors. It seems, Raashi Khanna accepted it after knowing the crux of the story.
