Adding to speculations regarding the cast members of director Shankar’s Kamal Haasan starrer Indian 2, reports now suggest that RJ Balaji has joined the film. The actor is awaiting the release of his political satire LKG.
According to a report, in Indian 2, Balaji plays a cop who helps Nedumudi Venu catch Senapathy. Nedumudi Venu was a bureau officer in the earlier film, and will play the same role in the sequel too. News regarding Balaji’s participation in the film has not been confirmed by the actor or the makers yet.
Recently, reports also speculated that actor Arya might join film. Indian 2 is pitched to be about corruption and other anti social activities. Kamal Haasan plays the role of someone who fights and stands against this with the help of youngsters. Arya is one such youngster whose character is important to the film. However, this news also remains unconfirmed.
In mid January, it was reported that actor Siddharth will play an important role and that he had replaced Simbu in the film. While this wasn’t officially announced, a source close to the film said, “The role is still kept under wraps by the team. So, we don’t know if it is that of a cop or Senapathy’s grandson. Though Simbu was one of the choices, he was not officially on board for the film. It was Siddharth who officially signed it a few days ago.”
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The film, a sequel of the 1996 vigilante political movie Indian, has Kajal Aggarwal playing the female lead. This marks her first collaboration with the director and actor. She is reportedly learning Kalaripayattu to prepare for her part.
Music for Indian 2 is by Anirudh Ravichander. He replaces Shankar’s regular and long-time collaborator AR Rahman for the project. The film is produced by Lyca Productions, who bankrolled the director’s 2.0, a sequel of Enthiran starring Rajinikanth in the lead.