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Tamil filmmaker Mari Selvaraj has officially announced his adjacent film, Manjanathi. The task marks the first-ever collaboration betwixt Mari and legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja.
Following the occurrence of Mari’s Vaazhai, Manjanathi is being produced nether the banner Navvi Studios and is presented by Divya Mari Selvaraj. The movie is jointly produced by Sushant Prasad of Fortune Entertainment.
The task was announced during Ilaiyaraaja’s ‘From Raaja With Love’ performance successful Chennai. Further announcements regarding the formed and method unit are expected soon. Manjanathi is acceptable to beryllium Mari’s sixth directorial venture.
Meanwhile, Mari is moving connected a humanities movie starring Dhanush, produced by Ishari K. Ganesh nether Vels Film International. The movie features euphony by A.R. Rahman, marking different collaboration betwixt the composer and Mari aft Maamannan (2023). As the humanities task requires extended probe and large-scale pre-production work, Manjanathi is being made during the interim period, said an authoritative property release.
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The merchandise further said, “Mari Selvaraj is shaping Manjanathi arsenic an intimate, emotionally resonant, and rooted slice-of-life play successful the tone of Vaazhai.”
The filmmaker’s astir caller enactment is Bison Kaalamaadan. Starring Dhruv Vikram, the Tamil sports drama, based connected the beingness of India kabaddi subordinate Manathi Ganesh, released connected October 17, 2025. Recently, Tamil filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj besides announced his collaboration with Ilaiyaraaja. Karthik’s 10th directorial, backed by Guneet Monga nether the banner Sikhya Entertainment, volition people Ilaiyaraaja’s 1540th project.
