During the 100th day celebrations of the Jayasurya starrer Aadu 2, the filmmakers had revealed that plans are on to release its third part next year. And now we have the news that Sunny Wayne and Vinayakan have been signed up to team with Jayasurya in Aadu 3. Incidentally, all three stars were part of Aadu and Aadu 2.
In Aadu 3, Jayasurya will be playing the role Shaji Pappan while Sunny Wayne and Vinayakan will be reprising their characters Sathan Xavier and Dude respectively. Reports are that some new characters may be introduced in Aadu 3. Plans are on to release the film for Onam next year and the makers are planning the project on a large canvas, we hear. Further, the buzz is that Aadu 3 may get a 3D version too.
Written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas, Aadu 2 starred Jayasurya in the lead role with Vinayakan, Vijay Babu, Sunny Wayne, Saiju Kurup and others in pivotal roles. The film was bankrolled by Vijay Babu under his banner Friday Film House. Shaan Rahman composed music for this venture with Vishnu Naraynan cranking the camera and Lijo Paul editing it. Aadu 2 was a box office success and it went on to collect Rs 2.45 crore on the first day of release and Rs 8 crore during the first weekend in Kerala. Its collections at the UAE box office stood at $548,189 during the three-week run and Rs 20.43 lakh at the US box office during its four-week run.
Midhun has earlier said that he is planning the new film as a laugh riot just as the prequels and is confident of succeeding. The shooting of this film is expected to begin in April / May next year.
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