Satellite rights of Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar starrer 2.o bagged for Rs 110 crore

The satellite rights of Shankar’s ambitious new film, 2.o, have been picked up by Zee Network at a whopping Rs 110 crore.

Zee Network has bagged the satellite rights of superstar Rajinikanth’s magnum opus 2.o, which is being made in three languages, the makers announced on Monday.

Shankar’s new film 2.o stars Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar.

“It’s true Lyca Productions gets a partner in Zee for our mega opus 2.o Satellite,” Raju Mahalingam, COO of Lyca Productions, the producer of the film, tweeted.

According to industry sources, the deal was closed at a whopping Rs 110 crore.

Being directed by S Shankar, the film is a sequel to Rajinikath’s 2010 blockbuster Enthiran.

The film marks the Tamil debut of Akshay Kumar in the role of an antagonist.

Also starring Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain, the film has music by AR Rahman.

The Rs 450-crore film will simultaneously release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi this Diwali.

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