Vijay Sethupathi’s Maamanithan release date announced

Vijay Sethupathi’s long delayed film ‘Maamanithan’ is finally gearing up for release. It has been announced that the Seenu Ramasamy directorial will hit screens on May 6. 9 will be releasing the film in Tamil and Kerala.

The makers had recently released a trailer, going by which the film appears to be an emotional family drama. Gayathrie plays Vijay Sethupathi’s wife in the film. The two have earlier acted together in ‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom’, ‘Super Deluxe’ and ‘Puriyatha Puthir’. Guru Somasundaram and Malayalam actors Jewel Mary and the late KPAC Lalitha are also essaying important roles.

‘Maamanithan’ is produced by music director Yuvan Shankar Raja. Interestingly, the film has music scored by Yuvan, and his father, Ilayaraaja, which is a first. M Sukumar is the cinematographer and Sreekar Prasad handles the edits.