Resul Pookutty to join Rajinikanth’s Enthiran prequel, 2.0

This will be Pookutty’s third Rajinikanth film after Enthiran and Kochadaiiyaan.

Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty will join the team of superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil sci-fi drama 2.O, the sequel to 2010 blockbuster Enthiran.

This will be Pookutty’s third Rajinikanth film after Enthiran and Kochadaiiyaan. (HT Photo)

“In Chennai, one of my favourite city. After the floods everything looks calm, initial meeting with @shankarshanmugh for #endhiran2,” Pookutty posted on his Twitter page on Sunday.

This will be Pookutty’s third Rajinikanth film after Enthiran and Kochadaiiyaan.

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Music maestro AR Rahman has also joined the production and shared this picture on his Facebook account a few days ago.

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Being directed by S Shankar, the film also stars Amy Jackson and Akshay Kumar in important roles.

Produced by Lyca Productions, the film is tipped to be made on a budget of Rs 350 crore.

Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty celebrate their Oscar win for best sound mixing for Slumdog Milionaire during the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. (AP)

The team recently completed its first schedule and Akshay Kumar is likely to join the sets from the second schedule.