Vishal's Thupparivaalan 2 to commence filming from May

With actor Vishal awaiting the release of his action film Rathnam, directed by Hari, he gave an update about the filming of the investigative thriller Thupparivaalan 2.

During a promotional event for Rathnam, the actor said locations have been finalised for shooting the sequel to Thupparivaalan but wants some time to see the response to Hari's film which is releasing on April 26.

The actor said Thupparivaalan 2 will be filmed in Azerbaijan, Malta and London, which will begin at May 5 at the England capital.

Thupparivaalan 2 will mark the directorial debut of Vishal after director Mysskin stepped down from his responsibility citing creative differences.

The film directed by Hari, will be produced by Kaarthekeyan Santhanam, Alankar Pandian and Karthik Subbaraj under the banners of Zee Studios, Stone Bench Films and Invenio Origin. Priya Bhavani Shankar has started becoming a regular in Hari's films, after Yaanai, playing the female lead in Rathnam. Samuthirakani, Ramachandra Raju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Yogi Babu, Murali Sharma and Mohan Raman are part of the ensemble cast.

The technical crew has cinematographer M Sukumar, editor TS Jay and music director Devi Sri Prasad on board.

Rathnam is slated to be released on April 26.