2.O eyeing to break Baahubali records; The Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer to be released in 15 languages
2.O, the sequel to Rajinikanth’s 2010 blockbuster Enthiran, is nearing it’s completion. The movie, directed by Shankar 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.
Lyca Productions is investing a mammoth budget of Rs 450 crores, which is the highest for any Indian film currently under production. According to latest reports, the makers are planning to release the movie in 15 languages.
2.O which was initially scheduled to hit the screens in October this year, but it was recently postponed to next January citing post-production reasons. Apparently, the process of dubbing the film into major foreign languages, including Japanese, Chinese and Korean, is the main reason for the delay in the movie’s release.
The recent sensation Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was released in five languages; Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. The movie’s Chinese version will be releasing soon. Aamir Khan’s Dangal has minted over Rs 1000 crores from the Chinese version alone. The phenomenal success of these movies must have inspired the makers of 2.O to release it in multiple languages.
The Shankar directorial has already earned a whopping Rs 100 crores from the satellite rights across all languages. Zee Network bought the rights for the movie. Apart from that, the movie will be released in more than 7000 screens in India alone. If this turns out to be true, 2.O will beat Baahubali: The Conclusion’s record in terms of screen count as it was released in 6500 screens across the country.
Shoot for this magnum opus is almost over with just a song left to be filmed. It will be wrapped up once Rajinikanth is free from the shoot of his upcoming movie, Kaala.
Adil Hussain, Sudhanshu Pandey, Malayali actor Kalabhavan Shajon and Riyaz Khan are also part of the cast. Shankar has written the movie along with popular writer Jeyamohan. Many internationally acclaimed technicians involved in the technical side of the movie. Hollywood stunt choreographer 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. Anthony is the editor. Legacy Effects, who have worked in movies like Avengers, Jurassic Park, Iron Man etc is handling the animatronics department.
