London-based Lyca Production will produce the film
By Sreekanth A Nair
If rumors are to be believed, superstar Rajinikanth’s Robot 2 (Enthiran 2) is going to be the costliest film ever made in Indian cinema.
According to reports, the London-based Lyca Production will produce Robot 2 and the budget is estimated to be between 250 to 300 crores.
Raju Mahalingam, creative head of Lyca Productions, announced this on Facebook. He wrote, “With our LYCA group chairman Mr. Allirajah Subaskaran, the visionary who has decided to make our upcoming Superstar’s Project as India’s biggest one!!!! Magic to begin very soon!!!!â€
The movie will have Amy Jackson in the lead role with Rajinikanth. Arnold Schwarzenegger was reportedly approached to play the role of villain but, it is not clear whether the producers can afford him as he demanded Rs 120 crore, which is almost half of the budget.
Rajinikanth went to Los Angeles last week along with his daughter Aishwarya to undergo a special makeup test and body scan.
Weta Workshop, the creative team that worked for Vikram in ‘I’, will be designing looks for Rajinikanth in Robot 2.
The shoot of the film is likely to begin on Rajinikanth’s birthday, which falls on December 12. A huge set has been built for the film. Robot 2 will take almost one year to complete, including post-production work.
At present, Rajinikanth is busy shooting his upcoming movie Kabali, directed by Pa Ranjith.