R. Madhavan calls Soori’s ‘Mandaadi’ a ‘diamond from Tamil cinema’

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Actor and filmmaker R. Madhavan has praised Soori’s sports thriller ‘Mandaadi’ after watching the film following its OTT release. Madhavan lauded the film’s cinematography, storytelling, direction and performances, while expressing pride in Soori’s work.

R. Madhavan praises Soori’s ‘Mandaadi’

Taking to Instagram Stories, the ‘G.D.N’ star shared the film’s trailer and wrote, “And another diamond from Tamil Cinema, what a film, what cinematography, brilliant storytelling and direction and extraordinary performances…so very proud of my bro Soori. Take a bow the whole team.”

Plot and details about ‘Mandaadi’

Speaking of the film, written and directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi, Mandaadi stars Soori in the lead role. The sports thriller is set against the backdrop of traditional sailboat racing along the coast of Tamil Nadu.The film became a major success for Soori, reportedly becoming the highest-grossing film of his career. Its title refers to the traditional leader of a fishing expedition team during sailing boat races held along the Tamil Nadu coast.According to Sacnilk, ‘Mandaadi’ collected Rs. 136.68 crore worldwide in gross collections, including Rs. 118.73 crore from India and Rs. 17.95 crore from overseas markets. Its reported India net collection stands at Rs.

101.92 crore across 67,388 shows.The film began streaming on Netflix on October 8 in multiple languages.

Soori begins work on his next film

Meanwhile, Soori has started work on his next project with a grand pooja ceremony in Chennai. The yet-to-be-titled film is directed by Ravikumar, tentatively referred to as ‘Soori7’. The film will mark Soori’s seventh outing as a lead actor. Rajisha Vijayan has been announced as the female lead.R Madhavan, on the other hand, was last seen in ‘G.D.N.’, directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar. The film tells the story of GD Naidu, the legendary inventor and industrialist from Coimbatore, who is often called the “Edison of India.”