Vaathi second single: GV Prakash drops the latest update on Dhanush's next

Music director GV Prakash Kumar has dropped the latest update on Dhanush's second single from Vaathi. The director revealed on his social media page that the second single was titled Naadaodi Mannan and that it had lyrics by Yugabharathy. He also revealed that the recording for the same was in progress. GV Prakash wrote on his social media handle, "The second single of #vaathi #sir is called #NaadodiMannan … audio recording on progress … @dhanushkraja #venkyatluri @SitharaEnts #yugabarathy (sic)."

The first single from Vaathi Vaa Vaathi, was sung by Swetha Mohan and has lyrics by none other than Dhanush himself. The film is a Tamil and Telugu bilingual (Sir in Telugu) and is directed by Venky Atluri, marking his maiden collaboration with Dhanush. While the music for the film is by GV Prakash Kumar, cinematography is handled by J Yuvraj and editing is by Navin Nooli. Action choreography is by Venkat. The film was slated to hit screens in December but the release date got pushed to early 2023. Dhanush will be playing a teacher named Balamurugan in the film, which has Samyuktha Menon as the leading lady. The plot is said to be set in the 1980s. Dhanush plays a character that takes on the corrupt educational system.

In the meantime, Dhanush is currently busy shooting his next film, Captain Miller, helmed by Arun Matheswaran. Dhanush sports long hair and beard for the character which is set in the 1930s in the pre-independence era. The film also stars Kannada Superstar Shiva Rajkumar and the team had recently confirmed his presence on their official social media handle. The star cast also includes Priyanka Mohan, Sundeep Kishan, John Kokken and Elango Kumaravel. Music for Captain Miller is by GV Prakash Kumar.

The composer is also working on director Vasanthabalan's Aneethi and had recently stated that he was excited to team up with director Shankar after 16 years (their last collaboration was Veyil) as he will be presenting the film.