Simbu who made a strong comeback with Venkat Prabhu's 'Maanaadu' commercially and Gautham Vasudev Menon's 'Vendhu Thanindhadhu Kaadu' critically is now hot in the trade. He recently spent months training martial arts in Thailand and has returned home leaner and meaner as they say.

Simbu impressed his fans and the general audiences not only with his handsome looks but also sincere speech at the 'Pathu Thala' audio launch held in Chennai last week. He promised that he would henceforth work hard and focus on only giving the best to Tamil cinema and loads of cheers to his fans who stood by him loyally during his down times.

It is well known that Simbu's next movie 'STR 48' is produced by Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan and directed by Desingh Periyasamy. This is the costliest film in Simbu's career and will go on floors in the next few months time. It is said that Anirudh is most likely to score the music and this will be the first time that he and his childhood friend Simbu will work togther professionally.

There is great curiosity as to who will play the female lead opposite Simbu in 'STR 48'. Now the buzz is that talks have begun with three top pan Indian actresses Pooja Hegde, Disha Patani and Rashmika Mandanna. Since the project is said to demand bulk dates whoever among these three pretty ladies can accomodate the call sheets will be signed on. Lets wait and watch.