Simbu went on a spiritual journey to Sabarimala a few days back after 40 days of abstinence and from the look of the new snaps that have gone on the internet, he is back as a much slimmed down and younger hunk. His comeback venture 'Maanaadu' directed by Venkat Prabhu is set to go on floors in the third week of January 2020 and a video of him practicing martial arts also hit the net a couple of days back.

Simbu and Kalyani Priyadarshan will be the lead pair in 'Maanaadu' and Yuvan Shankar Raja has also agreed to resume as music composer. The ensemble cast will be announced in the coming days. STR will also be completing 'Maha' starring ex-girlfriend Hansika Motwani in which he is playing a cameo by the end of the year. Loyal fans are Simbu are cheering for this new look and are predicting that the new year will belong to him.