Did Lokesh Kanagaraj Abandon Karthi's Kaithi 2? Upset Cinephiles React To Director's Revelation

Did Lokesh Kanagaraj Abandon Karthi's Kaithi 2? Upset Cinephiles React: The popular director, who earned immense love from the audiences for his genre-defining action thrillers, has been going through a tough time lately. However, Lokesh Kanagaraj upset the cinephiles more by putting the long-awaited Karthi starrer Kaithi 2 in backburner, for the upcoming Allu Arjun project.

Did Lokesh Kanagaraj Abandon Karthi's Kaithi 2?

At a recent event, Lokesh Kanagaraj opened up about his future films, and made some interesting revelations. The celebrated filmmaker rubbished the rumours which suggested that Kaithi 2 is dropped, and confirmed that the Karthi starrer is very much on cards. Lokesh revealed that he is planning to kickstart the much-awaited project, soon after he wraps up the upcoming Allu Arjun starrer.

"I have not quit Kaithi 2, nor have I demanded any unreasonable salary, and the LCU is definitely not closed. My next project after the Allu Arjun sir film will be Kaithi 2, and Kaithi 2, Vikram 2, and the Rolex standalone film are firm commitments that I will complete without exception. The LCU will be reopening in full force very soon, and Benz is also a part of the LCU," revealed the Leo director.

Netizens React To Lokesh Kanagaraj's Revelations

However, the Vikram director's revelation has not pacified the Tamil cinephiles, who are highly upset with his decision to put Kaithi 2 on backburner for the third time. They have been pointing out how Lokesh Kanagaraj promised to start working on Kaithi sequel soon after the massive success of Vikram, only to delay the Karthi starrer for Thalapathy Vijay's Leo, Rajinikanth's Leo, and now the upcoming Allu Arjun project.

The netizens are now pointing out the director never fulfilled his promises to focus on the announced LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe) projects, including Vikram 2, the Rolex standalone film starring Suriya, and more. They also believe that Lokesh Kanagaraj has also put his much-publicized LCU short film on backburner, for other projects.

However, the fans and supporters of the talented filmmaker still believe that Lokesh Kanagaraj will soon return to the LCU films, with the Kaithi sequel. They also point out that a new LCU film, titled Benz and starring Raghava Lawrence and Nivin Pauly in the lead roles, will keep the excitement for the same alive.