According to a well-placed source, it’s confirmed that actor Dhanush next venture will feature father-in-law Rajinikanth in a sequel of Tamil action-drama Kabali. Pa Ranjith will be helming the project while the team will reveal the cast and crew for the sequel by the end of the year.
On Monday the National award winning actor took to his Twitter page to announce that Kabali director Pa Ranjith and Rajinikanth will be brought onboard to a new project. However, the project will only materialize next year after the release of ‘2.o’ in the summer. After this pleasant surprise, the fans have taken their social networking platform to celebrate the collaboration with various hashtags.
I'm so proud and honoured to announce our production's next film #WunderbarFilms pic.twitter.com/7T3tmy4Cre
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) August 29, 2016
According to sources, Ranjith has already readied a one-liner of the script and when he pitched the idea Dhanush got on board. He liked the idea so much that he agreed to produce the movie. According to sources the upcoming project will be an interesting take on the Kabali character and will present the megastar in a new light.
He also attached a video with his tweet, to announce that he is collaborating with the superstar and Pa Ranjith on the upcoming project.
Rajinikanth upcoming project
Before this report, the ‘Raanjhanaa’ actor had made the announcement that his superstar father-in-law next film Tamil science fiction 2.o will be in his production. The movie is a sequel to the blockbuster Tamil film Enthiran. The film also stars Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson and Sudhanshu Pandey in lead roles. The upcoming science fiction film will be released next year whereas the first look will be unveiled in November 2016.
Dhanush has produced quality Tamil films like Visaaranai, Velai Illa Pattadhari, etc. under Wunderbar Films. With this upcoming project, it will be able to change the entire face of the production house.
Kabali broke all the records
Despite Kabali having mixed reviews, it was able to shatter the box office records by earning Rs 600 crore worldwide. In the movie, Rajinikanth plays a don who comes to the rescue of the Malaysian Tamils by righting the wrongs done to him and his family. It is touted to be the fourth highest grossing Indian film worldwide.
Now the fan will have to wait with bated breath to know if rumors are true and if the sequel will hit the theater soon.