After long anticipation from fans and film lovers, the shooting of Enthiran 2 starring Super Star Rajinikanth begin today. The flick will be directed by none other than one of the most popular directors in India, The showman of Kollywood Cinema and also of South Indian Cinema as a whole, Mr. Shankar. The first part of the film which had Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in the lead was the biggest hit in South India till the release of Bahubali this year. Now the sequel Enthiran 2 will look to take back that record from Bahubali. Director Shankar himself announced the start of the shoot through his official Facebook page last night.
As per reports the film have the highest budget ever used for a film in India and is all set to become the biggest film ever made in India surpassing Bahubali budget. There has been many rumors about the star cast of the film from long before. Names such as Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kamal Haasan, Vikram etc were rumored in media as the villain of this film. But later report almost confirmed that Hollywood super star Arnold will play the negative role in this film. He demanded rupees 100 crore remuneration for 25 days of his dates.
Later report came in that he backed from the project as the script lacked Hollywood standards and the crew is looking for a replacement for him. Then came the news that Volverine star Hugh Jackman will play the Villain character in the film as they had approached him with the project. Still its not confirmed that who will be the villain of Rajni Kanth in this movie.
As usual AR Rahman will compose the tunes for this film. Nirav Shah will be the DOP of the film and Antony will be the editor. Art direction will be done by T Muthuraj as well. The film will have Amy Jackson in the lead role and it will be financed by Lyca Productions in association with Ayankaran International. More details about the film will be updated once the film gets started today.
