On director Shankar’s 59th birthday, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan had a particular message for his colleague. The celebrity took to Twitter to want Shankar and likewise give a touch to his followers that the duo’s long-delayed undertaking, Indian 2, may be very a lot on observe.
“Let’s take pride as ‘Indian.’ Together let’s achieve more. A very happy birthday to Shankar, the director who made heads turns across the country with his grand movies,” Kamal wrote in his birthday message.
Indian 2, a sequel to the duo’s 1996 blockbuster Indian, went on the flooring in 2019 and the manufacturing was happening at a brisk pace. Nonetheless, a freak accident on the units of Indian 2 introduced the taking pictures to a grinding halt. A crane holding heavy lighting tools snapped and fell on the crew members, killing three and injuring 10 others in February 2020. The next lockdown induced by the Covid-outbreak threw the movie’s destiny into uncertainty.
‘இந்தியன்’ என்பதில் பெருமிதம் கொள்வோம்; இணைந்தே இன்னும் பல சாதனைகள் செய்வோம்! பிரமாண்ட திரைப்படங்களால் இந்தியாவையே திரும்பிப் பார்க்கச் செய்த இயக்குனர் @shankarshanmugh அவர்களுக்கு இனிய பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) August 17, 2022
Shankar and Kamal had a number of disagreements with the movie’s producers Lyca Productions, including to the instability of the undertaking. Whereas the undertaking was put in chilly storage because the filmmakers negotiated to kind issues by a number of rounds of talks and courtroom instances, a number of modifications occurred to the movie’s authentic star forged. Veteran actor Nedumudi Venu, who had performed a key position in Indian, and was additionally a part of Indian 2, handed away in 2021. Comedy icon Vivek, who was additionally a part of the forged, handed away following a extreme coronary heart assault in 2021. The filmmakers are actually in quest of roping in a set of recent actors to switch those that have handed away.
Shankar is directing a Telugu movie with Ram Charan, which has been tentatively titled RC 15. And Kamal delivered Vikram, which turned the largest hit in his profession.
It’s stated that Shankar and Kamal will resume taking pictures for Indian 2 in September.
