Maanaadu is a Tamil science-fiction action thriller that revolves around a young man who gets trapped in a mysterious time loop on the day of a political conference. The story follows Abdul Khaliq, who repeatedly relives the same day where a major political assassination is about to happen. As the loop continues, he slowly understands the conspiracy behind the event and must find a way to stop the assassination and break the time cycle before it destroys countless lives.
Maanaadu is a 2021 Tamil-language science fiction action thriller directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Suresh Kamatchi under the banner V House Productions. The film stars Silambarasan in the lead role, alongside S. J. Suryah, Kalyani Priyadarshan, S. A. Chandrasekhar, and Y. G. Mahendran in important roles. The music and background score are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography is handled by Richard M. Nathan, and editing is done by Praveen K. L.. The film has a runtime of approximately 147 minutes and was released in theatres on 25 November 2021.