Manisha
Koirala
has
been
signed
to
play
as
mother-in-law
of
Danush
in
his
forthcoming
movie
Maapillai.
The
film
is
a
remake
of
Rajinikanth"s
1989
film
with
the
same
title.
The
film
revolves
around
a
clash
between
an
arrogant
mother-in-law
who
always
tries
to
get
one-up
on
her
son-in-law.
In
the
original,
what
worked
was
the
clash
between
Rajini
and
Sreevidya
who
played
his
mother-in-law.
Earlier
the
Maappillai
team
including
its
director
Suraj
and
Dhanush,
had
tried
to
rope
in
Sridevi,
Tabu
or
Jayaprada
but
nothing
worked.
It
is
going
to
be
Manisha"s
comeback
in
Tamil
films
after
a
very
long
time.
Her
last
release
was
Baba
with
Rajinikanth
in
2002.