Mitakshara Kumar to helm new film set in the world of Tanu Weds Manu

Filmmaker Mitakshara Kumar, known for being the episodic director on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, is set to helm a new film set in the world of Aanand L Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu. The film is produced by Eros Universe and Rudrak Soma Jyoti and will go on floors early next year in London, as per a press release.

The currently untitled film is said to be a “bold reinvention” of the romantic-comedy franchise. “While moving away from its Kanpur roots, the new chapter aims to carry forward the irreverence, unpredictability, and emotional charge of the earlier films, this time on an expansive international stage,” said the makers in the release.

Speaking about it, Mitakshara said, “My vision is to create a film that feels familiar in spirit but thrillingly fresh in its storytelling – a story of love and identity that travels across borders, because the chaos of the heart is universal.”

Ridhima Lulla, Co-Founder & Co-President, Eros Innovation, added, “Tanu and Manu belong to the audience forever. Their story didn’t just entertain, it created a cultural phenomenon in Indian cinema. Our responsibility now is to honour that legacy by doing what this universe has always done best: break rules, push boundaries, and redefine love with unapologetic honesty.”

Tanu Weds Manu (2011) and Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) starred R Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut in the lead. The first part told the story of a NRI doctor, Manu, played by Madhavan, who falls in love with a fun-loving girl, Tanu, played by Kangana. The sequel features the two being fed up after a marriage of four years as Manu comes across Tanu’s Haryanvi look-like, Kusum.