Shankar’s vigilante film starring Kamal Haasan, Indian 2, has experienced a steady decline since its release last Friday. As a sequel to their 1996 cult classic, the film earned ₹15.1 crore on its first Sunday, according to Sacnilk. Of this amount, the Tamil version brought in ₹11 crore, the Telugu version (Bharateeyudu 2) garnered ₹2.8 crore, and the Hindi version (Hindustani 2) collected ₹1.3 crore.
This marks a further drop from Saturday’s collection (day 2), when Indian 2 earned ₹13.7 crore in Tamil, ₹3.2 crore in Telugu, and ₹1.3 crore in Hindi, totaling ₹18.2 crore for the day. The opening day saw the highest earnings, with ₹25.6 crore (₹16.5 crore in Tamil, ₹7.9 crore in Telugu, and ₹1.2 crore in Hindi). Notably, the Hindi version saw a slight increase on Saturday and remained steady on Sunday. Indian 2 is competing with Sudha Kongara’s Soorarai Pottru remake Sarfira, starring Akshay Kumar, in the Hindi markets.
About Indian 2:
The sequel is seen as a comeback for director Shankar, who faced challenges after the death of writer Sujatha in 2008. The Shankar-Sujatha duo had previously delivered numerous hits in the Tamil film industry, including Enthiran starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. Other hits include Indian, Mudhalvan, Boys, and Sivaji: The Boss.
Shankar co-wrote the script for Indian 2 with writers B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu, and Lakshmi Saravana Kumar. In the film, Kamal Haasan reprises his role as Senapathy, affectionately known as ‘Indian Thatha’ by fans, who combats corruption using the ancient Indian martial art of varma kalai.
Indian 2 is jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies, and features Siddharth, S.J. Suryah, Bobby Simha, Gulshan Grover, and the late Nedumudi Venu. While A.R. Rahman composed the music for the original film, Anirudh has taken on the musical composition for the sequel.
