Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, who was last seen playing the antagonist in Sibiraj's Sathya, has commenced shooting for Dhanush-starrer Maari 2 from Tuesday. The actor shared a photograph of herself from the sets via her Twitter handle. According to sources, Varalaxmi is set to once again play a role with negative shades in this film. The crew wrapped up one schedule in Tenkasi last week.

The first installment of the Maari franchise, which was released in 2015, had Dhanush and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. Interestingly, that film was co-produced by Varalaxmi's father and actor Sarath Kumar under his banner Magic Frames productions. 

Balaji Mohan will return as the director for Maari 2, which also stars Tovino Thomas, Krishna and Sai Pallavi. In addition to this, Robo Shankar and Vinoth will be reprising their roles in the sequel.