When Shankar and Kamal Haasan ’s Indian hit screens in 1996, the film was revolutionary in its tale of an aged vigilante. So, when the duo released its sequel, Indian 2, in 2024, expectations were so high that the film could not reach them. After rumours that the third part has been dropped, Shankar confirmed that Indian 3 has gone on floors on Thursday.
Suddenly, everyone knew about the ancient martial art varma kalai, and the film was celebrated for speaking up against corruption in India.
The film ends with Indian not sparing even his own son to free the country of corruption. It was a massive hit, not just in its original, but also in the dubbed versions. Indian, released in 1996, starred Kamal in dual roles as father and son: ex-freedom fighter Senapathy, aka Indian, and Chandrabose.
On Thursday, Shankar took to social media to share posters of Indian 3. The production house, Lyca Productions, also shared the posters with Indian 3 written in English, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, writing, “Senapathy is back with zero tolerance. The sequel, Indian 2, saw Senapathy return to India at the behest of some students after corruption resurfaced in the country. The film was panned and grossed ₹ 148 crore worldwide despite its ₹ 300 crore budget. Indian 3 will be a prequel that shows Senapathy’s father, Veerasekaran Balaram. A major portion of the film was already shot with Indian 2 , with post-production work pending.
A release date has yet to be announced. It shows three people galloping on horseback with ‘the resurgence begins’ written on it, hinting that the film’s shoot is commencing. The film’s caption is ‘war mode’. The resurgence begins in #Indian3 War Mode. Jr NTR fans even brought up Devara , “#KoratalaSiva If Directors like Shankar are going for a prequel to a film like #Indian2. There is no way you can doubt on your #Devara2. Leave critics & reviews a part, Film the movie for Fans & Families. Trust ur work. There is @tarak9999 & @anirudhofficial to do the rest.
