For those who have waited with bated breath for so long, the teaser of Shankar’s magnum opus 2.O, featuring Superstar Rajinikanth and B’town star Akshay Kumar in 3D as well as in 2D was out on Vinayaka Chaturthi day. The teaser pointed to the fact that the movie will have everything one could expect from the sequel of the 2010 blockbuster Enthiran.
The teaser begins with a shot of birds flying around a mobile tower while descending upon the city and snatching away the cell phones from the people, leaving them perplexed. These phones take different forms including the shape of a giant bird. Then there are the robotic forms of both Amy and Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth who is reprising the role of Dr. Vaseegaran suggests that Chitti the Robot (Rajinikanth) be brought back to fight the evil Akshay Kumar’s menacing ‘Crow Man’ aka Dr Richard.
While the visuals are spectacular with VFX work that is at par with Hollywood standards, AR Rahman’s mind-blowing background score is one of the highpoints of the teaser.
Looks like 2.O will be India’s most expensive film till date and second costliest in Asia. 2.O, first Indian film to be shot in 3D cameras, has been made with a humongous budget of more than Rs 543 crores. Initially, the makers Lyca Productions announced it as a Rs 350 crore venture. The expenses then went up to Rs 450 crores. Just a few days back, the producers revealed that the final output overshot the budget by another Rs 100 crores. The film has been scheduled to hit the screens on November 29.
