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Indian 3 (also marketed as Indian 3: War Mode) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language vigilante action thriller film directed by S. Shankar, who co-wrote the script with B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu and Lakshmi Saravana Kumar. The film was jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. It is the third instalment in the Indian film series and the direct sequel to Indian 2 (2024).
| Indian 3 | |
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| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Written by | S. Shankar |
| Dialogues by | B. Jeyamohan Kabilan Vairamuthu Lakshmi Saravana Kumar |
| Screenplay by | S. Shankar |
| Story by | S. Shankar |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹250–300 crore[a] |
Indian 2 was initially intended to be a single film; however, due to the final footage becoming over six hours long, the team later split it into two parts. Principal photography commenced in 17January 2019 and was shot sporadically over the next four years in Chennai, Rajahmundry, Bhopal, Gwalior, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Johannesburg and Taiwan. Before wrapping in 2 March 2024, a suspension made by an accident that killed some crew members and delay by the COVID-19 pandemic were made. The technical crew includes music composer by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Ravi Varman and R. Rathnavelu,[b] editing by A. Sreekar Prasad, production design by T. Muthuraj and visual effects supervision by V. Srinivas Mohan.
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After escaping from the police, Senapathy treats Pramod by paralysing him. He then goes to his loud house. There, he introduces his parents, Veerasekaran Balram and Dhakshayini (who were freedom fighters during the British Raj era in the 1890s) to Pramod's wife. Then, Senapathy plans to bring new changes in India along with Chitra and his friend's help. Senapathy goes to many parts of India to target corrupt officials. Then, he gets arrested and awarded with a death sentence. The whole India does protests to free Senapathy.
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- Kamal Haasan in a dual role as:
- Veerasekaran Senapathy "Indian", an ex-INA agent turned vigilante
- Veerasekaran Balram, a warrior man during the British Raj era
- Siddharth as Chitra Aravindhan Varadharajan
- S. J. Suryah as "Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian
- Kajal Aggarwal as Dhakshayini, a warrior woman during the British Raj era
- Rakul Preet Singh as Disha
- Priya Bhavani Shankar as Aarthi Thangavel
- Bobby Simha as Pramod Krishnaswamy
- Vivek as Elango, a CBI officer (posthumous film; Kovai Babu as the body double in some scenes)
- Samuthirakani as M. Varadharajan
- Nedumudi Venu as Retired CBI officer Krishnaswamy (posthumous film; Nandu Poduval as the body double in some scenes; voice over by Nassar)
- Jagan as Thambesh
- Akhilendra Mishra as Madanlal Mehta
- Brahmanandam as Ramana Reddy
- Mark Bennington as Langton
- Benedict Garrett as Captain McKenzie
- Jason Lambert as Colonel Dudley
- Nikolai Musalkov as a British Army officer
- Rishikanth as Harish
- George Maryan as a Villager in the pre independence era
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Although Indian 2 was conceived as a single film during production, in June 2023, co-producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, header of Red Giant Movies, stated that they had discussed plans for a sequel to the film.[6] The following month, it was reported that the film would be split into two parts, as the final footage was over six hours long; the latter titled Indian 3, was being shot simultaneously.[7] In October, Ananda Vikatan said around 80% of the footage had been shot for the sequel, and 25 days were needed to complete it.[8] On 24 March 2024, Haasan confirmed the third instalment in the franchise; he stated that Indian 3 was shot alongside Indian 2.[9] In July 2024, it was reported that Indian 3 was undergoing reshoots in response to the negative reviews of its predecessor.[10]
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Initially the film was set to release in OTT, However Shankar denied these claims and it will be released in theatres and the film is being aimed to release in early or in mid of 2025.[11]
- The South First,[1] India Today,[2] and The Times of India reported that it was ₹300 crore,[3] and Business Today,[4] and News18 reported it was ₹150 crore.[5]
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