Mohan G's Draupathi 2, his third collaboration with Richard Rishi after Draupathi and Rudra Thandavam, is gearing up for release on Friday. Just a day ago, the director extended his gratitude to veteran producer Kalaipuli S Thanu for postponing the re-release of Vijay's Theri. The producer made the move on the director's request on X. Following this, many questioned him as to why he didn't ask Sun Pictures for the postponement of the re-release of Ajith's Mankatha, also slated for Friday.
In a recent interview with Cineulagam, when he was asked the same question, he agreed, "A lot of people asked me this question on X as well. It is a very valid question." The director then went on to explain why he didn't approach Sun Pictures with the same request.
"Sun Pictures was the first to announce January 23 as the re-release date for Mankatha. Our film was initially scheduled for January 30, then advanced to Pongal, and finally fixed for January 23 at a much later stage. When we decided to move away from Pongal, Kalaipuli S Thanu sir also postponed the re-release of Theri to another date. He is extremely approachable, and I explained to him that if two tier 1 heroes’ films were to release alongside ours, most of the good theatre screens would be taken up, leaving us with very limited options. We therefore requested him to reschedule the re-release. As a veteran producer, he said he had once been in our position, understood our concerns, and empathised with us, which is why he agreed to postpone the Theri re-release."
Apart from Richard Rishi, Draupathi 2 also stars Rakshana Induchoodan, Natty Nataraj and Chirag Jani in prominent roles. Vela Ramamoorthy, Ganesh Gourang, Y Gee Mahendran, Barani, Deviyani Sharma, Divi, Saravanan Subbiah and Jayavel, among others, round out the supporting cast.
The film is backed by Sola Shakkaravarthi under the Netaji Productions banner along with GM Film Corporation. On the technical front, Draupathi 2 has music composed by Ghibran, cinematography by Philip R Sundar, editing by Devaraj, action choreography by Action Santosh, and art direction by Kamalnathan.