Vijay Sethupathi’s Maamanithan teaser looks promising

Vijay Sethupathi’s long delayed film ‘Maamanithan’ finally seems to be gearing up for release. Official teaser of the Seenu Ramasamy directorial dropped in recently and it looks promising. It appears to be an emotional family drama in which Gayathrie plays Vijay Sethupathi’s wife. The two have earlier acted together in ‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom’, ‘Super Deluxe’ and ‘Puriyatha Puthir’. Guru Somasundaram and Malayalam actors Jewel Mary and KPAC Lalitha are also essaying major roles.

Director Seenu Ramasamy and Vijay Sethupathi have previously collaborated in the National award winning film ‘Thenmerku Paruvakaatru’, ‘Dharmadurai’ and the yet-to-be released ‘Idam Porul Yaeval’. Tamil cinema lovers are hopeful of seeing another quality film from this successful actor-director combo.

‘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 DOP and Sreekar Prasad handles the edits. An official announcement regarding the film’s release date is expected to be made soon by the makers.