Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is presently gearing up for the discharge of his movie Coolie, starring Rajinikanth within the lead position. As a part of its promotions, the director spilled his preliminary concepts for Kaithi 2 and the way it advanced after the inception of LCU.
Is Karthi’s Kaithi 2 set 10 years earlier than the primary installment?
Speaking with Valai Pechu, Lokesh Kanagaraj stated, “Once I began Kaithi, I didn’t have any concepts about LCU and all…that got here afterwards. When you see the climax of Kaithi, you see how we teased Dilli’s character origin.”
“We determined to have the open-ended climax with which we will discover the character earlier than he was imprisoned for 10 years. Now, because it develops right into a cinematic universe, we’ll be capable of usher in characters from Leo and Vikram,” he added.
Whereas the pre-production of the film hasn’t began, Lokesh confirmed that roughly 30-35 pages of the story are accomplished.
Moreover, Lokesh Kanagaraj detailed how, as a creator, he can save time in world-building with a cinematic universe. The filmmaker revealed that with movies like Kaithi, Vikram, and Leo being interconnected, he has the freedom of not over-explaining character introduction and as an alternative transfer straight into the story.
Way forward for LCU
For these unaware, LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe) is the collection of interconnected movies created by filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. The universe, which began with Karthi starrer Kaithi, was expanded into different worlds, together with Kamal Haasan’s Vikram (2022) and Thalapathy Vijay’s movie Leo (2023).
With all 3 movies built-in right into a single narrative, it’s set to be expanded additional with motion pictures like Benz and Kaithi 2. Furthermore, Lokesh additionally plans to create ventures like Vikram 2, Leo 2, and a standalone spin-off primarily based on Suriya’s character Rolex throughout the universe.
About Coolie
Coolie, is an upcoming Tamil-language motion thriller starring Rajinikanth within the lead position. The movie is slated for launch on August 14, 2025, with stars together with Nagarjuna Akkineni, Upendra Rao, and Aamir Khan (in a cameo position) in key roles.
The film is alleged to be a standalone enterprise unrelated to the director’s LCU, with performers like Shruti Haasan, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, and extra taking part in pivotal characters.
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