2.0: Cyber Warfare Goes Beastmode In The Official Trailer
Fans pining for a sequel to the 2010 sci-fi blockbuster, Enthiran, are finally getting a pristine glimpse into the long-awaited spiritual sequel, 2.0. The first official teaser trailer went live on Thursday, host to the re-emergence of actor ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth back in dual roles once again playing innovative scientist and inventor, and Chitti, the centerpiece of the 2010 film.
The events in the first installment delivered a rousing tale about our principal robot character created by the brilliant Dr. Vaseegaran (Rajnikanth). Learning and growing at a rapid rate and often performing heroic acts, Chitti incidentally also becomes an unwitting burden as an automous being unknowing of societal norms. Chitti gets into fights, things get destroyed and tragedy strikes and as if that weren’t enough, he falls in love with Vaseegaran’s girlfriend and is soon corrupted by Vaseegaran’s competition.
The rest is history, as they say – epic robot legion showdowns with the cops, etc. Fast forward decades later with Chitti now rendered as a head curated on display without a body, we’re now witness to a new threat in the form of Akshay Kumar’s villain role. The details aren’t known as we get what we get with the trailer now online, subs included, but clearly director Shankar, back in the director’s chair, has spared no expense to up the ante as required if a sequel of any kind is to be a contender among exhibitors.
See the first film if you can. It’s probably not necessary since this is being approached as a “spiritual successor”, but it’s a great way to spend two-hours plus and will surely benefit you as far as first-hand experiences go. And, it’s a great way to gain perspective on just how big Shankar went compared to how sizeable he’s going for his follow-up, and he’s clearly reaching higher this time around. Even the posters were pretty indicative with their Rampage-esque Hitchcockian approach.
2.0 is just one of a few titles now pending for Rajinikanth with Karthik Subbaraj’s Petta also in tow. Keep an eye out for both with the former actually opening in theaters on November 29.
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