Science fiction action movie 2.0 is a 2018 Tamil-language production from India, directed by S. Shankar, who also co-wrote the script with B. Jeyamohan and Madhan Karky—produced under the Lyca Productions name by Subaskaran. 2.0, the follow-up to Enthiran (2010) and the second instalment in the franchise, stars Rajinikanth in his previous roles as Vaseegaran and Chitti the Robot, along with Akshay Kumar as Pakshi Rajan and Amy Jackson as Nila. Additionally featured in supporting roles are Sudhanshu Pandey, Adil Hussain, Kalabhavan Shajohn, and K. Ganesh. A. R. Rahman scored the soundtrack, and Madhan Karky and Na. Muthukumar wrote the lyrics. The movie centres on the battle between Pakshi Rajan, a former ornithologist who seeks retribution against cell phone users to stop the decrease of the avian population, and Chitti, the humanoid robot that was once disassembled. The second most costly Indian film to date and the most expensive Indian film at the time.
A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE PLOT OF THE MOVIE 2.0
DISCLOSING THE CAST OF THE MOVIE 2.0
Rajinikanth plays Dr Vaseegaran, a robotics expert who wants to commission a sophisticated humanoid made in his image into the Indian Army. He plays him in three different roles. He introduced the robot as Chitti. Chitti is a cutting-edge “andro-humanoid” robot. It was built with a memory capacity of 1 Zettabyte and a speed capacity of 1 Terahertz (Hz). He is represented in the 1.0 and 2.0 versions of the franchise. As Pakshi Rajan, Akshay Kumar. Pakshi Rajan, an ornithologist who ran a bird sanctuary, opposes increased mobile phone use because she believes that high-frequency electromagnetic radiation from cell sites endangers the lives of birds. As Nila, Amy Jackson Vaseegaran invented a domesticated, female humanoid robot with the moniker “Nice, Intelligent, Lovely Assistant.” As Dhinendra, Sudhanshu Pandey Bohra, “Dhina”.
WHAT WERE THE FILMING LOCATIONS OF THE MOVIE 2.0
On December 12, 2015—Rajinikanth’s birthday—an official launch event was scheduled. Due to the 2015 South Indian floods, the team decided to stay out of the media. [43] Instead, on December 7 at the AVM Studios, the crew hosted a low-key launch event with the director and producers present. On December 16, 2015, the movie 2.0 started its first scheduled day of shooting on a set created at EVP World, a location outside of Chennai. The team’s main cast and crew gathered for a photograph on the first day of filming, including a scenario starring Rajinikanth and numerous dwarf actors on the constructed set. Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson continued to work on the movie’s first schedule in Chennai until December 30, 2015. The crew then spent January 2016 in Chennai working on a second schedule and filming scenes starring Rajinikanth at Mohan Studios and Madras Boat Club.
WHAT WAS THE BOX OFFICE STATUS OF THE MOVIE 2.0
Approximately 6900 screens in India and more than 2000 screens abroad showed the film 2.0. Following the 154 crores ($154 million or 184 crores or US$23 million in 2020) earned by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), 2.0’s opening day gross in India (all formats) of roughly 80 crores (equivalent to 91 crores or US$11 million in 2020) was the second-highest ever for an Indian film. This amounted to around 64 crore nett. It’s gross worldwide exceeded 117.34 crores, equivalent to 133 crores or US$17 million in 2020. It also had the second-highest opening-day global take for an Indian movie, after Baahubali 2. The film peaked at number one at Australia’s box office on its second day. The film debuted in Malaysia with the highest opening weekend ever for a Tamil movie. The film made almost 45 crore nett on its second day in India.