Enthiran 2's hunt for villain stops with Akshay Kumar replacing Arnold Schwarzenegger - 5 things to know about India's most expensive movie

Enthiran 2 will be the most expensive Indian movie ever made. Pic tweeted by Akshay Kumar

December 17, 2015, NewsCrunch

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was in Chennai on Wednesday to meet Rajinikanth and other team members of Enthiran 2.

Though there were rumours that he was being cast as the villain in the movie, he refused to comment on that. But after getting back to Mumbai, he tweeted a photo saying he was ending 2015 on a high note with Robot 2, which is the Hindi name of Enthiran 2.

Here are the five things to know about Enthiran 2 and Akshay Kumar's role in that.

1) Akshay Kumar reportedly replaces Arnold Schwarzenegger as the villain. It is not clear why talks with him broke down. Some say at Rs 100 crore fee Arnie was making the movie too expensive and some say he had certain existing contractual obligations, which came in the way.

The next choice was Aamir Khan, who showed interest, but backed out later. Reasons not clear.

2) Enthiran 2 will be the most expensive Indian movie ever made. Director Shankar thinks big and spends lavishly. With Baahubali setting the new production quality benchmark, you can expect the best of special effects, technicians and settings. Mary E Vogt of Men in Black fame will design special costumes. The movie is being shot in 3D format.
3) Rajinikanth plays the lead along with Amy Jackson, who may also play a robot. AR Rahman will compose the film's music and Nirav Shah will roll the camera.

4) The movie hit the floor on Wednesday. The first shot was canned between 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. Lyca productions cancelled a grand launch for it due to flooding in Chennai.