Rajinikanth praises Kamal Haasan’s ‘Indian 2’; shares update on ‘Vettaiyan’
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Rajinikanth, who was recently in Kerala, spoke to media persons at the airport where he praised Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 and shared an update on Vettaiyan
Rajinikanth, who was recently in Kerala, was spotted at Chennai airport on Sunday. While speaking to media persons at the airport, Rajinikanth praised Kamal Haasan's film Indian 2, which was released on July 12. He also provided an update on his upcoming film Vettaiyan.
“Indian 2 is turning out well, and we are still in the process of working on Vettaiyan,” he said. The sequel to the movie Indian, directed by Shankar, features an ensemble cast including Haasan, Samuthirakani, Bobby Simha, Kajal Aggarwal, Siddharth, Rakul Preet Singh, and Priya Bhavani Shankar.
The star was also seen waving at fans and clicking selfies with them as he got into his car.
Meanwhile, Indian 2 is the sequel to the 1996 film Indian which starred Kamal as Veerasekaran Senapathy. The franchise brings back Kamal and director S Shankar for the sequel. Indian 2 has music by Anirudh Ravichander and has writers Jayamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu and Lakshmi Saravanakumar on board.
On the other hand, Vettaiyan, which is Rajinikanth’s 170th film, is scheduled for a worldwide release in October this year. Earlier, the production company unveiled the title teaser of the movie on Rajinikanth’s 73rd birthday. The film features an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Ritika Singh, Manju Warrier, and Dushara Vijayan. Anirudh Ravichander serves as the music composer for the film.
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