Indian 2 starring Kamal Haasan as the 106 year old Senapathy releases in theaters on July 12, 2024. The movie written and directed by Shankar is also releasing in Telugu as Bharateeyudu 2 and in Hindi as Hindustani 2. Shankar has revealed that Indian 2 movie will end with Indian 3 trailer, which is another sequel in this vigilante action franchise.
Shankar has also said that 30 seconds into the Indian 2 end credits, the Indian 3 trailer with a runtime of 2 minutes and 30 seconds will be screened, similar to the MCU movies post-credits.
Set 20+ years after the events of Indian (1996), Indian 2 sees the return of the titular character played by Kamal Haasan. Where did Senapathy leave to post the events of Indian, how did he remain untraceable all these years, what prompts his return to India, and how he weeds out corruption using his trademark 'Varma Kalai' is what forms Indian 2.
Indian 2's runtime is 3 hours and 4 seconds. The movie is jointly backed by Lyca Productions, Red Giant Movies and has Anirudh for music, Ravi Varman for cinematography. Indian 2 also stars Siddharth, SJ Suryah, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Rakul Preet Singh, Bobby Simha, Vivek, among others.
Indian 3 is set to release in 2025, and has Kamal Haasan playing Senapathy's father in it. Kajal Aggarwal plays a pivotal role in Indian 3, and SJ Suryah's character too is expected to appear more in Indian part 3. Indian 3 is also expected to be a prequel to Indian (1996).