Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj has worked with both superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. And now the buzz is that the duo will be reunited for a film directed by the Coolie director
Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan
Lokesh Kanagaraj is one of the most successful and sought-after directors of Tamil cinema. If rumours doing the rounds in the industry are to be believed, ace director Kanagaraj, who recently delivered Coolie, is likely to direct a film featuring Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in the lead before beginning work on his much-awaited sequel to the blockbuster film Kaithi, featuring Karthi in the lead. Kaithi had marked the beginning of the LCU.
No official confirmation
Social media is abuzz with claims that director Lokesh Kanakaraj recently met actor Kamal Haasan in this connection and narrated a script to which the actor has given the go-ahead. Sources in the industry claim that this film may be produced by Kamal Haasan's production house Raaj Kamal Films International. The idea of seeing Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in a film together after decades has got fans excited. However, none of this has been officially confirmed until now.
Kaithi 2 to begin soon
Meanwhile, it may be recalled that producer S R Prabhu had confirmed earlier this year that shooting for director Lokesh Kanakaraj's eagerly awaited action drama Kaithi 2, featuring actor Karthi in the lead, would begin by the end of the year.
Talking to media persons on the sidelines of an event, producer S R Prabhu, whose production house is producing the upcoming film, had said in May this year, "Work on 'Kaithi 2' has already begun. In fact, preparations for the shooting of 'Kaithi 2' began a month ago. Shooting will begin by the end of the year. Actor Karthi will begin shooting for his film with director Tamizh, best known for having directed the critically acclaimed cop drama Taanakaran, from next month. Once Karthi is done with that film, he will begin work on 'Kaithi 2'." The film was a massive success and Kanagaraj had said that the Hollywood film Die Hard was the inspiration behind the film.
Lokesh had then said that apart from Die Hard, he had also got inspired by a news report he had read. "My assistant directors and I were discussing a news report that had appeared in a newspaper when I got the spark for the story," the director had said.
(with inputs from IANS)
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