The team of Indian 2 hosted a grand event at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai for the audio launch of Shankar’s sequel to the 1996 film.
Shankar, Kamal Haasan, Anirudh Ravichander, Rakul Preet Singh, and Kajal Aggarwal were in attendance, along with Silambarasan TR, Lokesh Kanagaraj,
Kamal gave a fiery speech at the audio launch, talking about the themes Indian 2 and Indian 3 will explore. “I am a Tamilian and an Indian; that’s my identity, and yours too.
That’s the concept behind the sequels,” The Hindu quoted him as saying, adding, “Divide and rule is a British concept.
It worked back then because they had a home to go back to.
He added, “If Appa (actor-director T Rajendar) is my guru behind the camera, Kamal sir is that on-screen. I can’t explain in words how excited I am to be working with him.
Everyone is talking about pan-India films now, but he worked in various languages before it was a trend. Indian is an apt title for him.”
He also shared his dream of someday seeing a Tamilian rule the country while safeguarding the unity India prides itself on.
Indian 2, which comes with the tagline Zero Tolerance, has been in production since 2019, will see Kamal reprise his role as Senapathy.
The film was temporarily put on hold after an accident injured the crew on sets in 2020. Shooting was also delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.