Indian
2
is
the
much-hyped
sequel
in
the
making.
Starring
the
Ulaganayagan
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
role
of
epic
Senapathy,
the
movie
is
being
helmed
by
S
Shankar.
The
movie
was
announced
as
a
sequel
to
the
super
successful
1996
film
Indian.
The
movie
was
announced
initially
in
2017
and
the
principal
photography
kick-started
from
January
2019
in
Chennai,
Rajahmundry,
and
Bhopal.
However,
due
to
covid
and
multiple
projects
of
the
director
and
actor,
the
filming
was
stalled.
There
was
also
a
fatal
accident
on
the
sets
in
which
a
few
crew
members
died.
Finally,
post
these
hurdles
and
settlement
of
legal
disputes,
the
filming
resumed
from
August
2022.
S
Shankar,
who
is
helming
Game
Changer
with
RRR
star
Ram
Charan
with
Karthik
Subbaraju's
story,
is
working
on
Indian
2
simultaneously.
Indian
2
Seals
Massive
OTT
Deal
The
movie
which
is
in
the
production
stage
has
hit
a
jackpot
already
in
the
form
of
its
digital
streaming
rights.
The
filmmakers
reportedly
closed
a
humongous
deal
with
OTT
giant
Netflix.
The
rights
for
all
languages
are
sold
for
about
Rs
200
Crore.
However,
there
is
no
official
confirmation
from
either
side.
Indian
2
Cast
The
highly-anticipated
sequel
stars
Kamal
Haasan
reprising
his
role
as
Senapathy.
In
addition,
the
movie
features
an
elaborate
ensemble
cast
in
the
form
of
Siddharth,
Kajal
Aggarwal,
Rakul
Preet
Singh,
Priya
Bhavani
Shankar,
Kalidas
Jayaram,
Gulshan
Grover,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Samuthirakani,
Bobby
Simha,
Delhi
Ganesh,
Jayaprakash,
Vennela
Kishore,
Deepa
Shankar,
Vinod
Sagar,
and
George
Maryan
among
others
in
key
roles.
Vivek
and
Manobala
will
appear
in
the
film
posthumously.
Indian
2
Crew
The
sequel
is
bankrolled
on
a
grand
scale
by
Subaskaran
Allirajah
and
Udhayanidhi
Stalin
under
the
Lyca
Productions
and
Red
Giant
Movies
banners.
The
production
cost
is
estimated
to
be
around
Rs
250
Crore.
R
Rathnavelu
and
Ravi
Varman
are
cranking
the
camera
for
the
film
which
has
A
Sreekar
Prasad
as
its
editor.
Anirudh
Ravichander
is
composing
the
film's
entire
background
score
and
music.