Indian 3 (also marketed as Indian 3: War Mode) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by S. Shankar, who co-wrote the script with B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu and Lakshmi Saravana Kumar. The film is jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. It is the final instalment in the Indian trilogy and the direct sequel to Indian 2 (2024). The film stars Kamal Haasan in dual roles as Senapathy, an ageing freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption, and Veerasekaran, a warrior during the British Raj era and Senapathy's father, leading an ensemble cast which includes Siddharth, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet Singh, S. J. Suryah, Bobby Simha, Vivek, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Brahmanandam, Samuthirakani and Nedumudi Venu.
| Indian 3 | |
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| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Screenplay by | S. Shankar B. Jeyamohan Kabilan Vairamuthu Lakshmi Saravana Kumar |
| Story by | S. Shankar |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹150 crore[a] |
Initially intended to be a single film, Indian 2 was later split into two films due to the final footage becoming over 6 hours long. Principal photography commenced in January 2019 and wrapped by mid-March 2024. It was shot sporadically in several legs over the next four years in Chennai, Rajahmundry, Bhopal, Gwalior, Tirupati, Chennai, and Vijayawada, Johannesburg and Taiwan. Over the course of filming, a suspension made by an accident that killed some crew members and delay by the COVID-19 pandemic were made. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Ravi Varman and R. Rathnavelu,[b] editing by A. Sreekar Prasad, production design by T. Muthuraj and visual effects supervision by V. Srinivas Mohan.
Indian 3 is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release in January 2025.
Cast
editAs per the second film's trailer credits:[7]
- Kamal Haasan in dual roles as:
- Veerasekaran Senapathy / "Indian"
- Veerasekaran
- Siddharth as Chitra Aravindhan[8]
- Kajal Aggarwal
- Rakul Preet Singh as Disha[9]
- S. J. Suryah as "Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian
- Bobby Simha as Pramod Krishnaswamy[10]
- Vivek as Elango[c]
- Priya Bhavani Shankar as Aarthi Thangavel[11]
- Brahmanandam as Ramana Reddy
- Samuthirakani as Varadharajan[12]
- Nedumudi Venu as Inspector Krishnaswamy[c]
- Delhi Ganesh as Krishna Mohan[13]
- Manobala as Nanjunda Moorthy[c] [14]
- Jagan as Thambesh
- Gulshan Grover as Amit Agarwal[15]
- Zakir Hussain as Darshan Bhai
- Piyush Mishra as Kishan Singh
- Akhilendra Mishra as Madanlal Mehta
- Mark Bennington
- Jayaprakash[16]
- George Maryan[17]
- Vinod Sagar[18]
- Benedict Garrett
Production
editAlthough Indian 2 was conceived as a single film during production, in June 2023, co-producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, header of Red Giant Movies, stated that they had discussed plans for a sequel to the film.[19] The following month, it was reported that the film would be split into two parts, as the final footage was over six hours long; the latter titled Indian 3, was being shot simultaneously.[20] In October, Ananda Vikatan said around 80% of the footage had been shot for the sequel, and 25 days were needed to complete it.[21] On 24 March 2024, Haasan confirmed the third installment in the franchise; he stated that Indian 3 was shot alongside Indian 2.[22]
Release
editIn May 2024, Haasan said they were aiming to release Indian 3 in January 2025.[23]
Notes
edit- ^ The South First,[1] India Today,[2] and Indiaglitz,[3] reported that the film was made on a budget of ₹250 crore, while The Times of India reported that it was ₹300 crore,[4] and Business Today,[5] and News18 reported it was ₹150 crore.[6]
- ^ Although Rathnavelu shot the film's preliminary portions, he was not credited in the promotional material
- ^ a b c Posthumous release
References
edit- ^ Desk, South First (11 July 2024). "Indian 2 bookings open: 2.9 lakh tickets already sold for Kamal Haasan-starrer". The South First. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' to release on July 12, 1st single to be out on May 22". India Today. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (Bharateeyudu 2) to storm the world in June - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "'Indian 2': Will Kamal Haasan and Shankar's long-awaited sequel engrave the audience?". The Times of India. 11 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Indian 2: Kamal Hassan featured sequel of Tamil blockbuster from 90s fails to impress audience at box office". Business Today. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Indian 2 FIRST Review Out: Kamal Haasan Film Disappoints; S Shankar 'Missed the Mark'". News18. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Indian 2 – An Intro | Kamal Haasan | Shankar | Anirudh | Subaskaran | Lyca | Red Giant (in Tamil). Sony Music South. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Indian 2: Siddharth gets a character poster marking actor's birthday". MovieCrow. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Sunder, Gautam (14 July 2020). "Rakul Preet Singh: 'The sets of Indian 2 were a learning experience'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Simha celebrates birthday on the sets of 'Indian 2'". The Times of India. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Priya Bhavani Shankar on Indian 2: I couldn't have missed the film as I was one of the leads". India Today. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Indian 2: Samuthirakani roped in for Kamal Haasan-Shankar's film?". India Today. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan plans to complete Indian 2 shooting by January 2021". The Times of India. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Will Indian 2 be released in two parts?". The Times of India. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Gulshan Grover on Cash, Sooryavanshi and Indian 2". Cinema Express. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Suganth, M (25 August 2022). "Indian 2 shoot starts with scene involving Bobby Simha and Jayaprakash". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "George Maryan a part of Indian 2?". The Indian Express. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "சவால் மிகுந்த கதாபாத்திரங்களுக்காகக் காத்திருக்கிறேன்: வினோத் சாகர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "'Indian 3' on the cards, says Udhayanidhi". The Times of India. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Kamal Haasan's Indian is now a trilogy– Shankar simultaneously shoots part 2 and 3". Pinkvilla. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ R, Srinivasan (11 September 2023). "Indian 2 Update: 'இந்தியன் 3'-யே ரெடி! ஷங்கர் - கமல் கூட்டணியின் திட்டம் என்ன?". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan to play guest role in Kalki 2898 AD, confirms Indian 3". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2024. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "'Indian 3' to be out 6 months after 'Indian 2' release; Kamal Haasan and Shankar reveals". The Times of India. 19 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
