Tovino Thomas to sport two different looks for Dhanush’s Maari 2

Tovino Thomas is one actor who is willing to put in that extra bit of effort to get into the skin of a character. He tries to sport different looks to avoid repetition and we can see that change quite evidently in all his recent movies. Tovino is continuing the same for his first straight Tamil movie Maari 2, in which will be appearing in two different looks.

Maari 2 has Tovino playing the villain opposite Dhanush. He has already shot for a day for the movie and will be resuming shoot very soon. Balaji Mohan, who helmed the first part, is directing the sequel as well. Sai Pallavi, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar and Krishna will also be seen in major role in Maari 2.

Tovino’s casting came as a big surprise but director Balaji Mohan had clear plans while roping him in. Even though the first part, Maari, was not a big hit, it had a wide reach. So the director collected feedback on what went wrong in the movie. While scripting, he took all that into consideration, and first designed the antagonist. The script was later developed from him. As it shaped up, the role demanded an intense actor and that’s how they signed Tovino Thomas. It will be interesting to see the face-off between Dhanush and Tovino.

Tovino is currently awaiting the release of Theevandi, directed by debutant Fellini TP. The movie has him playing yet another different character – a rustic chain smoker. August Cinema is funding this movie slated to hit screens by the end of April. Tovino also has Abiyude Katha Anuvinteyum, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Maradona coming up this year.