Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will play the antagonist in director Shankar’s Enthiran 2, the sequel to the 2010 science-fiction thriller of the same name (Enthiran). Yesterday, a pooja was conducted for Enthiran 2 in Chennai. Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth flew down from Mumbai and Goa respectively to attend the ceremony and begin shooting.
Akshay Kumar had expressed an interest in acting in Tamil films across multiple interviews.
Ending the year on a high note! Super excited to be a part of Robot 2 with the one & only @superstarrajini sir! pic.twitter.com/mC7AINo3JR
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 16, 2015
According to sources, the first schedule will be shot in Chennai, and will go on till December 30. Further, Enthiran 2 will be shot in 3D, with Baahubali VFX supervisor Srinivas Mohan handling the graphics.
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Shankar has retained costume designer Mary E Vogt, and brought on board a number of Hollywood technicians with prestigious track records. These include special effects studio Legacy Effects (Avatar, Iron Man 2 & 3, The Avengers, X-Men:Days of Future Past, Life of Pi), action director Kenny Bates (Transformers, Armageddon), John Huges (Life of Pi), and Walt Jones of Taufilms (Babe, Golden Compass, Life of Pi).
Music director AR Rahman, sound designer Resul Pookutty, cinematographer Nirav Shah and art director Muthuraj are also a part of the team. Enthiran 2 will be produced on a mammoth budget by Lyca Productions.