Vikram's Saamy Square, a sequel to his 2004 blockbuster Saamy, has been on the floors for the last few months. The project reunites Vikram with Hari after a long hiatus. Vikram returns as the foul-mouthed cop Aarusaamy in the sequel, which also features Keerthy Suresh in the leading role.
Apparently, the principal shooting began from last week of January 2018 and the makers so far have shot the film across various locations such as Delhi, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Nainital and Kathmandu among other places. According to a reliable source, 80 percent of the project has been wrapped up and the team is waiting for the strike to get over so that they can finish the remainder portion.
After playing the antagonist in films such as Neram, Jigarthanda and Karuppan, Bobby Simhaa returns as the antagonist in Saamy Square. The makers recently revealed his looks from the film and it has been learnt that he will be seen in three different avatars in the film. In one of the looks, he will be seen playing the older self of his own character.
With 80 percent of the shoot already over, the team hopes to bring the film to cinemas during Ramadan festival. The film originally starred Trisha, who played Vikram's pair in the first part.
However, in October last year, she revealed that she is no longer part of the project and that she opted out due to creative differences. In a tweet, she confirmed her exit and wished the team good luck. Trisha’s exit came as a shocker to the team which had to reschedule dates for the shoot.
Following Trisha’s exit, producer Shibu Thameens is said to have filed a complaint against her over non-cooperation with the Tamil Nadu Producers’ Council. Apparently, Thameens gave Trisha an ultimatum – either to be part of the film or compensate for the heavy losses incurred due to rescheduling of shooting dates. Trisha is yet to officially comment on the ongoing issue. However, not long ago, she slyly tweeted a picture which read – don’t care. She further wrote ‘yawn’.
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