Superstar Rajinikanth is busy shooting for 2.0 in the direction of Shankar and the movie is expected to release during Diwali this year. The movie is in its final schedule and Rajinikanth will be relieved from the movie’s shoot by the end of this month. The actor signed his next film in the direction of PA Ranjith who directed Kabali in the past. Impressed with his work, Rajinikanth decided to work with him again.
The movie is all set in the backdrop of Mumbai and the regular shoot of the film will start from May. About 60% of the shoot will take place in Mumbai and Rajinikanth will have a substantial role in the movie. The movie will have two female leads and they are yet to be finalized. PA Ranjith is busy with the final draft and young actor Dhanush will bankroll the project on Wunderbar Films banner. Santosh Narayanan is the music composer and the movie will hit the screens during Sankranthi 2018.