After Maamannan, Vadivelu And Mari Selvaraj To Collaborate For This Oscar Winner's Remake

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s final film as a lead actor, titled Maamannan, received great critical acclaim upon its release last month. The movie has been a blockbuster at the box office, earning over Rs 40 crore and continues to perform well. Due to its success in Tamil, the film will be dubbed and released in Telugu too.

Recently, the Telugu trailer was unveiled by renowned actor Mahesh Babu and director SS Rajamouli. The Telugu release is scheduled for July 14 and is expected to achieve remarkable collections, potentially setting a new record.

Mari Selvaraj directed the film Maamannan, which features the actor-comedian Vadivelu in his first serious role, alongside Keerthy Suresh, Fahadh Faasil and Udhayanidhi Stalin. The movie was produced by Red Giant Movies and boasted music composed by AR Rahman.

Now, as per reports, Vadivelu and Mari Selvaraj will be collaborating once again for an upcoming film. Vadivelu has expressed his interest in remaking the Oscar-winning 1997 film Life Is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni, who also starred in it alongside his real-life wife Nicoletta Braschi. Selvaraj has agreed to embark on this project, and Red Giant Movies is reportedly involved as well. It will be fascinating to see how this venture develops in the future.

Besides, the Maamannan team utilised social media to make an official announcement regarding the box office collection of the film within 9 days of its theatrical release. A success meet was organised on July 8 in Chennai, where Udayanidhi Stalin, the former producer who released the film under his home banner, revealed that the movie has grossed Rs 52 crore globally. He expressed that this achievement marks the highest box office collection in his career so far.

Maamannan is garnering positive responses as a socio-political film, not only in Tamil Nadu but also in London. The movie’s successful run is expected to continue for two more weeks in theatres. In a gesture of appreciation for the film’s success, Udayanidhi Stalin gifted director Mari Selvaraj a Mini Cooper car valued at Rs 80 lakh.