On Monday, the makers of Mookuthi Amman announced that the sequel to the 2020 film will be helmed by director Sundar C. The announcement was made with a poster with a tagline that reads, The Rise Of The Divine. The announcement also confirmed that Nayanthara will reprise her role from the original film.
The sequel will be produced by Vels Film International in collaboration with Sundar C-Khushbu Sundar's Avni Cinemax Pvt Limited and Nayanthara-Vignesh Shivan's Rowdy Pictures. The makers are yet to reveal the rest of the cast and plot details of the film.
The original film, directed by RJ Balaji, starred himself, along with Nayanthara and Oorvasi in lead roles. Balaji played Engels Ramasamy, a misfortune-stricken news anchor who lives a whiny life with his single mother, three sisters and a paternal grandfather. His visit to his ancestral deity, Mookuthi Amman, makes his life turn on its face, but it accompanies certain challenges. The film was released directly on the streaming platform, Disney+ Hotstar on November 14, 2020, and received critical and commercial acclaim.