Indian 2, Thug Life and more – Kamal Haasan films to watch out for in 2024 and 2025

Kamal Haasan, the legendary actor bounced back to the film industry after a long gap of 8 years, with the massive success of the 2022-released film Vikram. The multi-faceted talent of Tamil cinema has been reinventing himself as both an actor and film producer, with a handful of promising projects in his kitty. As Kamal Haasan mentioned in recent interviews, the celebrated actor is set to team up with some of the finest talents of Indian cinema, right from the seniors to young talents, for his next outings.

Now, let’s have a look at Kamal Haasan’s massive list of upcoming projects, from Indian 2 to Thug Life, and much more...

Indian 2

As you may know, Kamal Haasan is set to reunite with senior filmmaker S Shankar for the sequel to their 1996-released blockbuster Indian. The highly anticipated project, which has been titled Indian 2, is now nearing the final stages of its production. Interestingly, the team has simultaneously shot for the third installment of the franchise, along with Part 2. If things go as planned, Indian 2 will hit the theatres in April 2024. The intro video of the much-awaited project, which was released in November 2023, received mixed reactions from the cine-goers.

Thug Life

Kamal Haasan is set to reunite with master craftsman Mani Ratnam after a long gap of 37 years, for his 234th outing in cinema. The highly anticipated project, which has been titled Thug Life, took social media by storm a couple of months back with its extraordinary announcement video. The shooting of the movie, which features a stellar star cast including Trisha Krishnan, Dulquer Salmaan, Jayam Ravi, and others, is expected to kickstarted by the end of January 2024.

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The highly anticipated Nag Ashwin directorial, which is slated to release in May 2024, reportedly stars Kamal Haasan as the lead antagonist. Telugu superstar Prabhas is playing the titular character in the film, which stars Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as the female lead. Legendary superstar Amitabh Bachchan is appearing in a pivotal role in Kalki 2898 AD, which is touted to be a dystopian sci-fi film. The official teaser of Kalki 2898 AD is expected to be out very soon.

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H Vinoth’s political thriller

The untitled film, which has been tentatively titled KH 233, is expected to mark Kamal Haasan’s first collaboration with the renowned director H Vinoth. The movie, which is touted to be a political thriller, is expected to go on floors only after the legendary actor wraps up the filming of Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life. The star cast, technical crew, and other details of the film are expected to be revealed very soon.

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Vikram 2 and LCU films

Kamal Haasan will reprise his celebrated character Agent Vikram in the highly anticipated sequel to Vikram, which is helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The movie, which has been titled Vikram 2, is expected to go on floors after director Lokesh wraps up Thalaivar 171 and Kaithi 2. However, the veteran actor is expected to make cameo and voice appearances on all upcoming LCU films as well.

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Anbarivu’s directorial debut

Recently, Kamal Haasan took to his social media handles and confirmed that he is teaming up with the renowned action-choreographer duo Anbarivu for their directorial debut. The project, which has been tentatively titled KH 237, is touted to be an out-and-out mass action film. The untitled project is jointly produced by Kamal Haasan and Mahendran under the banner Raaj Kamal Films International.  More details on the star cast and technical crew of the film are expected to be out soon.

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