Aditi of Pattadhari fame (who also has Arya’s Sandhanadevan in her kitty) has been roped in as the female lead for Kumki 2, being directed by Prabhu Solomon.
Earlier, it was said that Shivani Rajasekhar had been picked for the role, but now Aditi is on board.
Prabhu Solomon says, “I am not retaining the same cast because I believe that Kumki itself is a brand. When people hear ‘Kumki’, they associate the title only with the elephant and not with specific actors.
Kumki 2 will be the story of a baby elephant and has the tag line, ‘Born again’.”
The filmmaker thinks Kumki 2 is nothing like the Singam sequels. “A sequel featuring an animal isn’t easy. It’s not like the Singam franchise which depends wholly on actors.” He is confident that kids will take to Kumki 2.
“I am researching more about the behaviour of elephants. I’ll be off to Thailand and Sri Lanka soon to look for a calf-elephant,” he says.
Prabhu Solomon feels his previous outing Thodari could have done with a newcomer.
“I am not saying I regret doing a film with Dhanush, but I think the response would have been better if it had been a newbie without a set image.” Kumki 2 will have music by Thegidi-fame Nivas K Prasanna.