2.0 / 2018

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Scientists help the government investigate a threat that is beyond understanding.

Initial release: November 29, 2018 (India)

Director: Shankar Panicker

Box office: est. ₹800 crore

Budget: 5.43 billion INR

Did you know: "2.0" is the sixth-highest-grossing Indian film worldwide

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2.0 is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film^[3][7] written and directed by S. Shankar. Produced by Subaskaran under the banner of Lyca Productions. As the second installment in the Enthiran franchise, 2.0 is a standalone sequel to Enthiran (2010), featuring Rajinikanth reprising the roles of Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson. Sudhanshu Pandey, Adil Hussain, Kalabhavan Shajohn, and K. Ganeshappear in supporting roles. The film follows the conflict between Chitti, the once dismantled humanoid robot, and Pakshi Rajan, a former ornithologist who seeks vengeance upon cell phone users to prevent avian population decline. The soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Madhan Karky and Na. Muthukumar.

2.0
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Directed by	Shankar
Produced by	A. Subaskaran
Written by	Shankar B. Jeyamohan Madhan Karky(Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Shankar
Story by	Shankar
Starring	Rajinikanth Akshay Kumar Amy Jackson Sudhanshu Pandey
Music by	A. R. Rahman Qutub-E-Kripa
Cinematography	Nirav Shah
Edited by	Anthony
Production company	Lyca Productions
Distributed by	Lyca Productions Dharma Productions AA Films[1]
Release date	29 November 2018[2]
Running time	147 minutes[3]
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹543 crore[4][5]
Box office	est. ₹800 crore[6]

Produced on an estimated budget of ₹543 crore (US$79 million), 2.0 is the most expensive Indian film to date. Production began in 2015, with principal photography conducted at AVM Studioslater that year. The first schedule was filmed at EVP World. Scenes were primarily shot in India, particularly in Chennai's Madras Boat Club and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Filming was completed by August 2017. The film is the first in Indian cinema to be natively shot in 3D, which was done by cinematographer Nirav Shah. Legacy Effects made their return to construct prosthetic makeup and animatronics, with visual effects supervised by V. Srinivas Mohan. Editing was handled by Anthony and production design was conducted by T. Muthuraj.

2.0 was released worldwide in both 3D and conventional format on 29 November 2018, along with its dubbedversions in Hindi and Telugu. It received generally positive reviews upon release. Critics particularly praised the film's visual effects, performances of Rajinikanth and Kumar, and social message; the pace and screenplay received criticism. It earned ₹117.34 crore (US$17 million) worldwide on its first day, which was the second highest ever for an Indian film. The film crossed ₹520 crore (US$75 million) in its opening weekend to be the highest-grossing film worldwide for that week. 2.0 is the second highest-grossing film in India and is the sixth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.