It has been quite some time since we saw Madhavan in Tamil cinema and his last release as a lead was Vikram Vedha, which was released in 2017. Maddy’s next release in Kollywood would be Maara, which is the official Tamil remake of Dulquer Salmaan’s Charlie, that was directed by Martin Prakkat. While Maddy will be seen playing the titular role, Shraddha Srinath plays the female lead, reprising Parvathy’s role. The cast also includes the likes of Sshivada, Mouli, and others. A few days back, a section of the media had reported that 50% of the film’s shooting is completed and the rest of the portions would be shot in a single schedule after the lockdown gets relaxed or uplifted.
However, the makers have now officially clarified that the entire shooting of Maara has been wrapped up before the lockdown and the team is looking forward to beginning the post-production process. An official statement from Pramod Films (production house) said, “We are happy to announce that the shooting of Maara, starring R.Madhavan & Shraddha Srinath was completed before the outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic. The post-production work and re-recording will commence soon.
We are strictly adhering to the SOPs laid down by the Government and are keeping the safety of our team members on top priority. Ghibran is composing music for Maara and Thamarai is penning lyrics, the film is being edited by Bhuvan Srinivasan. Dhilip Kumar, who has directed many ad films and a Tamil film, Kalki that won huge recognitions with its release on Netflix is helming this project. There are lot more prominent names in the cast & crew that will be a surprise factor, which will be revealed shortly.”
Being a remake of a widely popular and much-loved film, Maara has got high expectations among the fans. Let us hope that the pandemic situation gets resolved as soon as possible. Check out the official clarification from the makers of Maara here:
Official Update: Production No 2 MAARA #maara #maaracomingsoon @actormaddy @ShraddhaSrinath @dhilip2488 @GhibranOfficial @theedittable #thamarai @DoneChannel1 @ShrutiNallappa @DesiboboPrateek @thespcinemas pic.twitter.com/sn6eAHG043
— Pramod Films (@pramodfilmsnew) June 5, 2020