It
has
not
been
exactly
a
smooth
patch
for
actor
Simbu
of
late
having
embroiled
himself
in
a
clutch
of
controversies.
The
talented
actor
with
substantial
star
power
endured
a
rather
rough
patch
after
the
much
publicised
issue
of
AAA
producer's
complaint
against
him
to
the
producers'
council.
Things
seemed
to
be
getting
out
of
hand
for
the
maverick
actor,
producer
and
director
after
reports
emerged
that
he
may
very
well
get
a
red
notice,
which
would
have
barred
him
from
acting
in
upcoming
projects.
But
now
it
looks
like
that
the
tide
has
turned
and
Simbu
seems
to
be
getting
back
into
his
groove.
His
meeting
with
the
legendary
director
Mani
Rathnam
on
Tuesday
has
made
film
buffs
interested.
It
is
heard
that
Simbu
is
gearing
up
to
attend
a
workshop
for
his
next
film
with
the
ace
director.
Simbu
reportedly
sought
the
blessings
before
the
release
of
his
upcoming
biggie
Sakka
Podu
Podu
Raja.
The
film
incidentally
marks
Simbu's
foray
into
composing
as
he
will
be
debuting
as
a
musical
composer.
Sakka
Podu
Podu
Raja
will
have
actor
Santhanam
as
the
hero.
The
yet
untitled
Mani
Rathnam
project
is
expected
to
get
off
the
blocks
from
January
2018.
The
film
is
already
causing
a
huge
flutter
in
industry
circles
as
it
has
an
extremely
meaty
star
cast
and
apart
from
Simbu,
the
film
has
such
big
names
like
Aravind
Swami,
Jyothika,
Vijay
Sethupathi,
Fahadh
Faasil
and
Aishwarya
Rajesh.
The
film
will
have
music
by
none
other
than
the
Oscar
laureate
legend
AR
Rahman.
The
camera
will
be
handled
by
ace
cinematographer
Santhosh
Sivan.
Interestingly
this
film
will
mark
Mani
Rathnam's
6th
association
with
Santhosh
Sivan.
An
Action
Thriller
The
movie
is
touted
to
be
an
action
thriller,
which
will
be
interesting
given
the
fact
Maniratnam
hasn't
done
too
many
out
and
out
action
movies
in
his
stellar
career.
The
movie
is
expected
to
hit
the
big
screens
by
summer
of
2018.
Sakka
Podu
Raja
&
Simbu
Sakka
Podu
Podu
Raja
a
Tamil
comedy
film
directed
by
Sethuraman
and
produced
by
VTV
Ganesh.
Interestingly
Simbu
is
not
part
of
the
cast
of
the
film
and
the
film
features
Santhanam,
Vaibhavi
Shandilya
and
Vivek
in
the
leading
roles.
Cinematography
is
by
noted
Malayalam
talent
Abinandhan
Ramanujam
and
the
editing
is
by
Anthony.The
film
began
production
in
October
2016.The
movie
is
a
remake
of
Telugu
movie
Loukyam.
Simbu-Dhanush
Camraderie
The
audio
launch
of
Santhanam's
Sakka
Podu
Podu
Raja
which
took
place
recently
had
got
everyone's
interest.
The
grandiose
affair
had
noted
film
personalities
and
the
presence
of
national
award
winning
actor
Dhanush
was
particularly
noted.
Dhanush
launched
the
album
of
the
movie
which
sees
Simbu
making
his
debut
as
music
composer
in
Tamil
cinema.
Dhanush
On
Simbu
Simbu
returned
the
compliment
and
he
said
that
Dhanush
deserves
a
huge
loud
round
of
applause
for
being
in
the
event
despite
his
extremely
busy
schedule.
Simbu
About
His
Foray
Into
Music
Direction
Speaking
about
his
debut
as
music
composer
the
multifaceted
Simbu
said,
"I
thank
God,
industry,
media
friends
and
my
fans.
I
am
very
happy
to
stand
here
as
a
music
director.
Music
is
something
I
really
enjoy.
I
agreed
to
this
film
for
Santhanam.
I
didn't
introduce
Santhanam.
I
thought
he
is
a
good
talent
and
wanted
him
to
do
well.
He
has
proved
that
today.
I'm
very
happy."
Maniratnam
Ace
director
Maniratnam
is
not
going
through
the
best
phase
in
his
illustrious
career
with
his
recent
films
not
exactly
living
up
to
the
huge
expectations.
Having
already
worked
with
Arvind
Swami
in
Roja,
Thalapathi,
Bombay
and
Kadal,
this
will
be
Maniratnam's
maiden
collaboration
with
the
big
names
like
Vijay
Sethupathi,
Simbu
and
Fahadh
Faasil.
Dhanush
About
Simbu
Speaking
at
the
event
a
rather
beaming
Dhanush
had
said,
"When
had
finished
recording
the
songs
for
the
Sakka
Podu
Podu
Raja
album
and
Simbu
invited
me
to
attend
the
audio
launch.
And
with
an
invite
from
my
friend,
I
just
couldn't
refuse.Though
Simbu
is
acting
from
his
childhood,
he
and
I
made
our
debut
as
hero
in
2002.
In
fifteen
years,
we
have
shared
our
failures
and
success."
"He
is
multi-talented,
I
cannot
dance
like
him.
I
used
to
go
to
the
sets
of
Thulluvatho
Ilamai
without
interest.
At
that
point,
I
couldn't
dance
well.
The
dance
master
used
to
quote
Simbu's
dance
as
reference,
Anyone
can
come
to
this
industry
and
they
can
also
taste
success
but
staying
on
the
top
is
difficult,
Simbu
has
been
here
for
fifteen
years".
Simbu
And
Recent
Controversies:
Simbu
during
the
musical
launch
of
Santhanam
project
said
that
people
are
expectedly
curious
to
know
what
transpired
from
his
perspective
as
far
as
the
recent
controversy
is
concerned.
He
admitted
his
fault
and
said,
"I
agree
my
film
AAA
did
not
do
well.
For
fans,
we
did
a
jolly
film
which
did
not
work.
It
should
have
been
a
1
part
film,
but
due
to
the
budget
issue,
we
had
to
make
it
a
2
part
film",
as
quoted
by
an
online
portal.
Simbu
divulged
that
there
were
issues
but
according
to
him
the
producer
could
have
taken
the
initiative
to
speak
to
him.He
added
that
there
was
no
reason
whatsoever
to
create
a
major
issue
six
months
after
the
film's
release.
Recently,
Michael
Rayappan
made
allegations
about
Simbu's
unprofessional
behaviour
during
the
making
of
their
AAA.
Michael
Rayappan
had
said
that
he
suffered
massive
losses
due
to
Simbu's
unprofessionalism.
Simbu
was
not
forthcoming
with
his
reply
at
the
outset
and
had
said
that
he
was
not
responsible
for
anyone
post
a
film's
release
and
stated
that
the
producer
was
yet
to
clear
his
pending
salary
of
Rs
3.5
Crore.
As
things
seemed
getting
out
of
hand
with
the
Tamil
Nadu
Producers
Council
raking
up
the
issue
against
Simbu,
the
fiery
actor
backtracked.
His
next
film
is
with
ace
director
Maniratnam
and
his
apparent
attempts
at
truce
seems
to
be
springing
out
of
his
worries
about
the
project
getting
affected.