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Indian 3
Directed by S. Shankar
Written byS. Shankar
Dialogues by B. Jeyamohan
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Lakshmi Saravana Kumar
Screenplay byS. Shankar
Story byS. Shankar
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Ravi Varman
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by Anirudh Ravichander
Production
companies
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget350 crores [a]

Indian 3 (also marketed as Indian 3: War Mode) is a 2025 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 was jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. It is the third installment in the Indian film series and the direct sequel to Indian 2.

Indian 2 was initially intended to be a single film; however, due to the final footage becoming over six hours long, the team later split it into two parts. Principal photography commenced in January 2019 and was shot sporadically in several legs over the next four years in Chennai, Rajahmundry, Bhopal, Gwalior, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Johannesburg and Taiwan. Before wrapping in March 2024, a suspension made by an accident that killed some crew members and delay by the COVID-19 pandemic were made. The technical crew includes music composer 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 to be released in 2025.

Cast

  • Kamal Haasan in a dual role as:
    • Senapathy Veerasekaran "Indian"; an ex-INA agent turned vigilant, Veerasekaran's son and Chandru's father
    • Veerasekaran Balram; a warrior man during the British Raj era, Senapathy's father and Chandru's grandfather
  • Kajal Aggarwal as Dhakshayini; a warrior woman during the British Raj era, Veerasekaran's wife, Senapathy's mother and Chandru's grandmother
  • S. J. Suryah as "Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian
  • Siddharth as Chitra Aravindhan
  • Rakul Preet Singh as Disha, Chitra's girlfriend
  • Priya Bhavani Shankar as Aarthi Thangavel, Chitra's friend
  • Bobby Simha as Pramod Krishnaswamy
  • Vivek as Elango, a CBI officer [c]
    • Kovai Babu as a Body double for Vivek
  • Samuthirakani as Varadharajan, Chitra's father
  • Nedumudi Venu as Retired CBI Inspector Krishnaswamy [c]
    • Nandu Poduval as a Body double for Nedumundi Venu
  • Jagan as Thambesh
  • Akhilendra Mishra as Madanlal Mehta
  • Brahmanandam as Ramana Reddy
  • Mark Bennington as Langton
  • Benedict Garrett as Captain McKenzie
  • Jason Lambert as Colonel Dudley
  • Nikolai Musalkov as a British Army Officer
  • Rishikanth as Harish,Chitra's firend

Production

Although 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. [7] 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. [8] In October, Ananda Vikatan said around 80% of the footage had been shot for the sequel, and 25 days were needed to complete it. [9] On 24 March 2024, Haasan confirmed the third installment in the franchise; he stated that Indian 3 was shot alongside Indian 2. [10]

Release

In May 2024, Haasan said they were aiming to release Indian 3 on 23 January 2025. [11]

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Although Rathnavelu shot the film's preliminary portions, he was not credited in the promotional material
  3. ^ a b Posthumous release

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (Bharateeyudu 2) to storm the world in June - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Indian 2 FIRST Review Out: Kamal Haasan Film Disappoints; S Shankar 'Missed the Mark'". News18. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "'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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "'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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indian 3
Directed by S. Shankar
Written byS. Shankar
Dialogues by B. Jeyamohan
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Lakshmi Saravana Kumar
Screenplay byS. Shankar
Story byS. Shankar
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Ravi Varman
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by Anirudh Ravichander
Production
companies
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget350 crores [a]

Indian 3 (also marketed as Indian 3: War Mode) is a 2025 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 was jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. It is the third installment in the Indian film series and the direct sequel to Indian 2.

Indian 2 was initially intended to be a single film; however, due to the final footage becoming over six hours long, the team later split it into two parts. Principal photography commenced in January 2019 and was shot sporadically in several legs over the next four years in Chennai, Rajahmundry, Bhopal, Gwalior, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Johannesburg and Taiwan. Before wrapping in March 2024, a suspension made by an accident that killed some crew members and delay by the COVID-19 pandemic were made. The technical crew includes music composer 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 to be released in 2025.

Cast

  • Kamal Haasan in a dual role as:
    • Senapathy Veerasekaran "Indian"; an ex-INA agent turned vigilant, Veerasekaran's son and Chandru's father
    • Veerasekaran Balram; a warrior man during the British Raj era, Senapathy's father and Chandru's grandfather
  • Kajal Aggarwal as Dhakshayini; a warrior woman during the British Raj era, Veerasekaran's wife, Senapathy's mother and Chandru's grandmother
  • S. J. Suryah as "Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian
  • Siddharth as Chitra Aravindhan
  • Rakul Preet Singh as Disha, Chitra's girlfriend
  • Priya Bhavani Shankar as Aarthi Thangavel, Chitra's friend
  • Bobby Simha as Pramod Krishnaswamy
  • Vivek as Elango, a CBI officer [c]
    • Kovai Babu as a Body double for Vivek
  • Samuthirakani as Varadharajan, Chitra's father
  • Nedumudi Venu as Retired CBI Inspector Krishnaswamy [c]
    • Nandu Poduval as a Body double for Nedumundi Venu
  • Jagan as Thambesh
  • Akhilendra Mishra as Madanlal Mehta
  • Brahmanandam as Ramana Reddy
  • Mark Bennington as Langton
  • Benedict Garrett as Captain McKenzie
  • Jason Lambert as Colonel Dudley
  • Nikolai Musalkov as a British Army Officer
  • Rishikanth as Harish,Chitra's firend

Production

Although 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. [7] 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. [8] In October, Ananda Vikatan said around 80% of the footage had been shot for the sequel, and 25 days were needed to complete it. [9] On 24 March 2024, Haasan confirmed the third installment in the franchise; he stated that Indian 3 was shot alongside Indian 2. [10]

Release

In May 2024, Haasan said they were aiming to release Indian 3 on 23 January 2025. [11]

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Although Rathnavelu shot the film's preliminary portions, he was not credited in the promotional material
  3. ^ a b Posthumous release

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (Bharateeyudu 2) to storm the world in June - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Indian 2 FIRST Review Out: Kamal Haasan Film Disappoints; S Shankar 'Missed the Mark'". News18. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "'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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "'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.

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