2.0 made on a budget of 75 Million Dollar!!

If there is one film that the whole nation is eagerly looking forward to, then it has to be Shankar’s sci-fi magnum opus, 2.0. Much has been talked about this movie which marks the coming together of two of Indian cinema’s biggest superstars, Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, for the first time. Naturally, the movie has sky-high expectations among the audience.

2.0 is the continuation of Shankar-Rajinikanth team’s blockbuster film Enthiran, but it is not exactly a sequel. The new film is said to be much bigger in terms of scale and production values. The makers claim that they have invested a whopping 75 Million Dollar (Rs 541 Crore) in the movie, which easily makes it the most expensive film ever made in Indian cinema.

Director Shankar has tweeted that the movie is the result of unlimited effort of more than 3,000 technicians around the world. The team had earlier released few making videos that shows glimpses of the extraordinary VFX works that have gone into the movie’s making. VFX and animatronic works in the movie are handled by companies from more than ten different countries. Legacy Effects, Tau Films, Quantum FX and Double Negative are all involved in the post-production process.

2.0 is said to be the first Indian movie to be shot entirely in 3D format. The makers had assembled many leading technicians from India and overseas to get the best possible output. Academy Award winners AR Rahman and Resul Pookkutty handled the music and sound department respectively. Nirva Shah has cranked the camera. National award winner Srinivas Mohan has supervised the VFX works.

2.0 is scheduled to hit screens worldwide on November 29. As informed earlier by the makers, the movie’s highly anticipated teaser will be released on September 13, the auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi. The teaser will be screened in 3D format in select theatres in India and abroad. List of theatres where the 3D teaser has been planned to be screened will be released in the next few days.