Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer ‘2.0’ walks the path of Prabhas’s ‘Baahubali 2’

Since Akshay Kumar revealed the release date of his upcoming flick ‘Padman’ along with the new poster of the film, speculations of release clash with Rajnikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0 was making rounds over the internet.

But, now as per the latest reports, it is expected that the release date of 2.0 has been shifted to April.

A Bengaluru based film distributer confirmed the news, "The next available big date for the release is April 14 which coincides with the celebration of Tamil New Year. The examination season will be more or less over. So, the makers are apparently eyeing the holiday season for the release of 2.0’’.

"The makers seem to have understood the potential of releasing the film in April as family audience will be looking out opportunities to watch good movies in theatres. So, it will be a good decision to release 2.0 in April. Let's not forget the film is rich in VFXs and kids will love to watch such film. Baahubali makers clearly understood this and released the second part in April’’, he further said.

In the 2017, S S Rajamouli magnum opus ‘Baahubali 2’ was also released in the month of April and the movie broke every single box-office record ever made in Indian film industry.

2.0 is the sequel of a superhit film Enthiran, released in the year 2010. The movie will feature Rajinikanth who will be reprising the role of Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti. It also features Akshay Kumar as antagonist and Amy Jackson in key role.