Stills leaked from Rajinikanth’s magnum opus 2.0 aka Enthiran 2
Rajinikanth- Shankar team’s upcoming magnum opus 2.0 is nearing it’s completion with only a few patch up works left. 2.0 is the sequel to their 2010 blockbuster Enthiran. The movie also marks the South Indian debut of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. British beauty Amy Jackson is playing the female lead in this sci-fi thriller.
Just like Shankar’s other movies, 2.0 was also tightly guarded but somehow a few stills of the movie have been leaked. Two leaked stills of the movie, featuring Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson, are doing the rounds in social medias. Both the actors are dressed in body suits, and look like robots. Amy is driving a truck in the photo and Rajini seems to be holding a truck from toppling over. It is not yet known how these stills were leaked.
So, Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson are playing robots in the movie. It is already known that Akshay Kumar is playing the prime antagonist, and he will be seen as a crazy doctor in the movie. Adil Hussain, Sudhanshu Pandey, Malayali actor Kalabhavan Shajon and Riyaz Khan are also part of the cast.
Lyca Productions is investing a whopping budget of Rs 450 crores, which is the highest for any Indian film currently under production. Reportedly, the makers are planning to release the movie in 15 languages.
Shankar has written the movie jointly with popular scribe Jeyamohan. Many internationally acclaimed technicians are involved in the technical side of the movie. Hollywood action director Kenny Bates known for his works in films like Transformers, Pearl Harbour and Die Hard is choreographing the stunts in 2.0.
Academy Award winner A R Rahman is composing the music while Resul Pookkutty is in charge of the sound design. Acclaimed cinematographer Nirav Shah is wielding the camera. Legacy Effects, who have worked in movies like Avengers, Jurassic Park, Iron Man etc is handling the animatronics department.
2.0 was initially scheduled to hit the screens in October this year, but it was recently postponed to next January citing post-production reasons.
