Vikram blockbuster hit has spurred Lyca to pump in more money to make Indian 2 a truly Pan Indian in terms of casting, said a source. Vijay Sethupathi is likely to be added to the cast and casting directors are approaching some top Bollywood actors to join the cast. The makeover was sspurred by overseas box office record set by Vikram's Tamil prints and also that Shankar would finish the film and make this the next release of Kamal Haasan, This has made Lyca loosen the purse strings and decided to close all disputes over the money incurred so far on the film. Shankar's S Pictures had overseen the production for Lyca till now. Hereafter the film will be a collaboration between Lyca and Udhaynidhi's Red Giant.
Like Sanjay Dutt in KGF 2, Indian 2 would focus on a top B Town actor to play the antagonist. The interesting part is that Kamal's role of a anti- corruption crusader is an anti- hero nature. Sources said that Sushmitha Sen who is now made a comeback with Arya web series is to be roped in for the project. Sushmitha had danced to Shakalaaka Baby song in Gentleman . Sushmitha's Arya is streaming on Disney Hotstar and this OTT has bought Vikram.
Source said that Lyca which has deep connections with BTown has decided to promote the film on the lines of RRR and KGF2. The idea is to revamp the project and plug in the flaws that did take Vikram's Hindi version to many terrotiries. It maybe recalled that Shankar- Rajinikanth 's Enthiran 2 still remains the top Box ofice draw in India and this was possible as the film had Akshay Kumar in the cast. Shankar saw Maamanithan and applauded Vijay Sethupathi's acting.
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