After sharing the first look on the first day of Pongal, the makers of Indian 2 have shared yet another hair-raising poster, featuring Kamal Haasan. With the tagline - Older, Wiser, Deadlier - the poster is certainly piquing our interest.
The shooting of Indian 2 begins on Friday, 18 January.
The first look of Kamal Haasan’s Tamil film, Indian 2 was released by director Shankar on Tuesday, wishing ‘Happy Pongal’ to his fans.
Haasan plays Senathipathi, the old man from the original Indian, again.
The actor seems all set to take on the corrupt once again.
Signalling what could be curtains on a long and illustrious film career, actor Kamal Haasan has indicated winding up his cinema stint to be an "effective" politician. The founder of the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) has indicated that the sequel to his 1996 blockbuster Indian, titled Indian 2, could "probably" be his last film.
“I will have to wind up to be effective as a politician... you have to dedicate time totally (for politics). But I will have my production company continuing in the field. Somebody else will run it,” the 64-year-old actor-politician.
Shankar, in an interview recently said that he got goosebumps seeing Kamal Haasan as Senathipathi.
"All I can say is that he is on a roll. When we saw Kamal Haasan in the old man look, it gave me goosebumps. I was so excited and kept thinking how would the audience react after seeing one of their favourite characters on screen after 25 years. It was a great feeling," said Shankar.
Indian 2 has gone on floors in Hyderabad, where a huge set has reportedly been erected for the film. Lyca Productions, the company which produced Rajinikanth's 2.0, will be bankrolling this sequel as well.
Kajal Aggarwal, who teams up with actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan for the first time in the Tamil film, says signing the project has been a step up in her over a decade-long career.
"I'm really thrilled to be part of the project. I'm quite excited about my role and the skills I will get to learn on the job. I see signing ‘Indian 2' as a step up in my career," Kajal told IANS.
(With PTI and IANS inputs)
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