Mysskin's Pisasu 2 release to get postponed?

It looks like the release of director Mysskin's horror thriller Pisasu 2 is likely to be postponed. The film was recently cleared by the Censor Board with A certificate. But it looks like the makers are not really happy with the A certification and are trying to reapply for U/A certificate so that they can reach out to the family audience as well. The film, was initially slated to release on August 31. The production house had earlier made the announcement on their official social media handle, "With the blessings of Lord Ganesha, 'Pisasu 2' will release worldwide on Vinayakar Chathurthi on August 31 (sic).” But if the makers go for the re-appeal according to the speculations, the release is likely to get delayed.

Pisasu 2 is primarily shot in Tamil, but will be dubbed and released in three languages, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. The film has Andrea Jeremiah in the lead along with Vijay Sethupathi in a special appearance. Mysskin was recently in the news, after a nude sequence of Andrea Jeremiah was deleted from the film. It was stated that the director wanted the film to be watched by the entire family. The rest of the star cast includes Rajkumar Pitchumani, Poorna, Namita Krishnamurthy and Santhosh Pratap.

Music for the film is by composer Karthik Raja. Cinematography is by Siva Santhakumar and editing is handled by Keerthana and Susil Umapathy.Mysskin had stated in an interview that he enjoys making films in the psychological genre as it has not been explored well.

Pisasu 2 is bankrolled by T Muruganantham, under the banner of Rockfort Entertainment, who have distributed films like Meesaya Murukku, Meyadha Maan and Naan Sirithal. The film is considered a sequel to Pisaasu (2014), a gothic horror written and directed by Mysskin. Pisaasu featured Rajkumar Pitchumani, Ashvatt, Radha Ravi, Prayaga Martin, Harish Uthaman and Kalyani Natarajan in the lead. The film was dubbed and remade in many languages.