Soori, Suhaas’ Mandaadi directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi got mixed response at the box office. The film featured Mahima Nambiar as the female lead.
It is coming out that Mahima shot a song in Mandaadi after surgery. Mathimaran said “I saw in a couple of interviews where you mentioned crying after performing. Thank you so much for the effort you put into the movie,” he said. Talking about the song Usure Needhan Pulla, he added, “I don’t think many people know about her accident. About five days before the shoot of this song, she had a major accident. Her face was completely collapsed and injured, leaving over 20 stitches.”
Mahima sent Mathimaran a selfie after the accident, he said. “Yet I shamelessly asked if she could come to the shooting. I had no other way. She returned to the set on the sixth day after her plastic surgery. Behind our success is her immense hard work and dedication. I will never forget it,” added the filmmaker.
Mahima shared her experience, saying “I still remember calling my people and breaking down after doing certain scenes. The emotional baggage that this character carried felt too heavy on some days, yet somehow, I enjoyed every bit of it,” she added, “Months spent in the same place, in the same house, surrounded by the same people… and after a point, Thondi felt like home, and the people there felt like family.”