Kumki, the debut film of Vikram Prabhu in Prabhu Solomon’s direction released in 2012, was a sleeper hit which was also applauded for its making style and music. After six years, Solomon is gearing up with Kumki 2. However, he says that he has retained only the title because the film has an elephant in the central character.
“The film is not a sequel to Kumki. There’s no connection between the two stories. The movie is about the bond shared between a baby elephant and a small boy and how they grow up together and the incidents that take place narrated in a realistic manner,” reveals the filmmaker.
While Madhiyazhagan is the lead protagonist, the heroine is yet to be finalised. RJ Balaji and Susan are also part of the cast. Unnikrishnan is the name of the elephant, which plays the titular role.
“We did extensive search in India, Burma, Thailand and Sri Lanka for the baby elephant. There were problems getting permission as well. Finally, we zeroed in on a baby elephant in Thailand, which was cooperating with us. We completed two schedules in Thailand quickly”, Solomon adds.
This time around instead of his regular composer Imman, the director has opted for Nivas Prasanna for music.
