Actor
Mahat
Raghavendra
of
Mankatha
fame,
who
plays
one
of
the
leads
in
Venkat
Prabhu-directed
Tamil
sports
drama
Chennai
600028
II:
Second
Innings,
is
essaying
a
mute
character
in
the
film.
"He
plays
a
mute
character
and
unlike
his
previous
films
where
he
has
mostly
played
the
smart,
chocolate
boy
roles,
he
will
be
seen
in
a
very
different
avatar
and
his
look
will
catch
everybody
by
surprise," a
source
from
the
film's
unit
told
IANS.
For
his
role,
Mahat
had
to
become
a
shade
darker.
"He
was
required
to
become
(a
shade)
dark,
and
the
role
also
required
him
to
wear
make-up.
The
whole
make-up
process
would
take
about
two
hours.
It
wasn't
an
easy
role
to
essay,
because
it
was
strenuous
and
painful
at
times,"
he
said.
Also
starring
Jai,
Shiva,
Premji,
Nithiin
Sathya,
Vijay
Vasanth,
Vaibhav
and
Sampath
Raj
among
others,
the
film
is
produced
by
Venkat
Prabhu.
Mahat
plays
a
character
from
Madurai
in
the
film,
which
is
about
street
cricket.
"Mahat
didn't
find
playing
the
character
challenging,
because
Venkat
would
enact
scenes
to
him
before
every
shot.
All
that
was
expected
from
Mahat
was
come
to
the
sets
without
any
preparation
and
just
follow
Venkat's
lead,"
the
source
added.
The
film
has
its
music
scored
by
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja.
Much
like
its
prequel
(Chennai
600028),
the
movie
will
revolve
around
a
group
of
friends
and
their
love
for
the
game
of
cricket.
Only
this
time
around,
the
characters
of
Second
Innings
will
have
to
tackle
issues
springing
up
from
their
married
and
professional
lives,
it
was
reported.
While
Rajesh
Yadav
will
crank
the
camera,
Praveen
KL
will
edit
the
film.
Chennai
600028
II:
Second
Innings
is
being
bankrolled
by
Black
Ticket
Company,
which
is
Venkat's
production
house.
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