New Delhi: The highly awaited third installment of the popular romantic comedy series 'Tanu Weds Manu, which stars Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan, might be in the works shortly. Fans can now cheer after nine long years as director Anand L Rai has announced his intention to resume the series. Anand L Rai recently told News18 Showsha in an exclusive interview that he "definitely" plans to continue the franchise.
“Tanu Weds Manu is a kind of franchise that demands a part three. The reason being, those characters are so beautiful, and they were played so beautifully by Madhavan and Kangana. Those characters became a little bigger than the story itself,” the director said.
Anand L Rai is on the hunt for a fresh take on the tale he wants to tell in ‘Tanu Weds Manu’. He said, ''What I really search for is a unique man-woman relationship. The dynamics in Tanu Weds Manu were different from Raanjhanaa, just as Raanjhanaa was different from Atrangi Re, and Atrangi Re is very different from Haseen Dillruba.
As a director and producer, I feel the need to explore a new love story each time. I search for a certain kind of edginess. In Tanu Weds Manu, I showed a girl who drinks and smokes, and as a director, I didn’t judge her—and that’s why my audience didn’t judge her.
'' Rai, looking back on the franchise's history, said that after the 2011 smash success, there were no immediate preparations for a sequel. ''With Tanu Weds Manu Returns, we introduced a new character, Datto. T.