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Indian 3
Directed byS. Shankar
Screenplay byS. Shankar
B. Jeyamohan
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Lakshmi Saravana Kumar
Story byS. Shankar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRavi Varman
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
Production
companies
Release date
  • January 2025 (2025-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetest. ₹250 crore[1][2][3]

Indian 3 is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by S. Shankar, who co-wrote the screenplay with B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu, and Lakshmi Saravana Kumar. The film is jointly produced by Subaskaran Allirajah and Udhayanidhi Stalin under Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. The third installment of the Indian trilogy, it serves as the direct sequel to Indian 2 (2024). The film stars an ensemble cast which includes Kamal Haasan reprising his role as Senapathy, an ageing freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption, alongside Siddharth, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet Singh, S. J. Suryah, Bobby Simha, Vivek, and Priya Bhavani Shankar.

Initially intended to be a single film, Indian 2 was later split into two films due to the final footage becoming over 6 hours long. Principal photography commenced in January 2019 and wrapped by mid-March 2024. It was shot sporadically in several legs over the next four years in Chennai, Rajahmundry, Bhopal, Gwalior, Tirupati, Chennai, and Vijayawada, Johannesburg and Taiwan. Over the course of filming, a suspension made by an accident that killed some crew members and delay by the COVID-19 pandemic were made. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Ravi Varman and R. Rathnavelu,[a] editing by A. Sreekar Prasad, production design by T. Muthuraj and visual effects supervision by V. Srinivas Mohan.

Indian 3 is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release in January 2025.

Cast[edit]

As per the second film's trailer credits:[4]

Production[edit]

Main article: Indian 2 § Production

In June 2023, during the production of Indian 2 (2024), co-producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, header of Red Giant Movies, stated that they had discussed plans for a sequel to the film.[17] The following month, it was reported that the film would be split into two-parts, as the final footage became over 6 hours long; the latter titled Indian 3, was being shot simultaneously.[18] Around 75% of the footage had been shot for the sequel, and the remainder of it would be shot after Haasan and Shankar's commitments on their forthcoming projects.[19][20] It was later reported that filming would commence in January 2024 and will be released on Diwali of the same year.[21] On 24 March, Haasan confirmed the third installment in the franchise; he stated that Indian 3 was shot alongside with Indian 2.[22]

Release[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although Rathnavelu shot the film's preliminary portions, he was not credited in the promotional material

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Indian 3 trailer out with Indian 2; Shankar and Kamal Haasan's grand plan". Pinkvilla. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Kamal Haasan and Shankar's 'Indian 3' will be officially revealed on big screens; details inside". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Indian 2 – An Intro | Kamal Haasan | Shankar | Anirudh | Subaskaran | Lyca | Red Giant (in Tamil). Sony Music South. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Indian 2: Siddharth gets a character poster marking actor's birthday". MovieCrow. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ Sunder, Gautam (14 July 2020). "Rakul Preet Singh: 'The sets of Indian 2 were a learning experience'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Bobby Simha celebrates birthday on the sets of 'Indian 2'". The Times of India. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Priya Bhavani Shankar on Indian 2: I couldn't have missed the film as I was one of the leads". India Today. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Indian 2: Samuthirakani roped in for Kamal Haasan-Shankar's film?". India Today. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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  11. ^ "Will Indian 2 be released in two parts?". The Times of India. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram joins Kamal Haasan-Shankar's Indian 2 shoot in Taiwan". The Indian Express. 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Gulshan Grover on Cash, Sooryavanshi and Indian 2". Cinema Express. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  14. ^ Suganth, M (25 August 2022). "Indian 2 shoot starts with scene involving Bobby Simha and Jayaprakash". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  15. ^ "George Maryan a part of Indian 2?". The Indian Express. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  16. ^ "சவால் மிகுந்த கதாபாத்திரங்களுக்காகக் காத்திருக்கிறேன்: வினோத் சாகர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  17. ^ "'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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Surprising details about Kamal-Shankar's 'Indian 3' sends fans on cloud nine". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "BUZZ: Kamal Haasan, Shankar's collab Indian 2 to release in April; Part 3 slated for Diwali 2024 release". Pinkvilla. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "'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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