Rajinikanth to start shooting for ‘2.o’ this month
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth, who was out of action for nearly two months, will be back on the sets of upcoming Tamil sci-fi action drama “2.o” later this month.
“Rajinikanth sir is fully fit and he plans to join the sets later this month. The producers had a courtesy meeting with him at his residence over the weekend. He had told them that he feels much better now and can join the team soon,” a source close to the superstar told IANS.
Rajinikanth was on a month-long US trip with his daughter Aishwarya, and returned to India on July 24.
As part of his vacation, the “Enthiran” actor is rumoured to have attended a detoxification programme. It is also reported that he underwent a surgery, but nothing is confirmed.
The superstar spent some time in Satchidananda Ashram in Virginia.
In filmmaker S. Shankar-directed “2.o”, a sequel to 2010 blockbuster film “Enthiran”, he returns as scientist Vaseegaran.
“2.o”, which is being made on a budget of Rs.350 crore, also stars Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the antagonist, apart from Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain.