 Despite winning plaudits for her portrayal, Maanu quit the film industry for over a decade before resurfacing as a promoter for the 2010 Singaporean film "Gurushetram – 24 Hours of Anger" and later as an aide to Rajinikanth during his health-related visit to Singapore in 2011.The film was commercial success at the box office as it released during a period of crisis in the film industry where the FEFSI strikes were ongoing and thus the distributors refused to pick the film up outright and insisted on distribution only.The first copy was worth Rs 22 million, but was only sold for Rs 16 million.