Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is actively promoting his sixth directorial, Coolie, recently revealed in an interview that he was the first choice to play the antagonist in Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi.
In an interview with Valaipechu Bismi, the filmmaker said, “I really liked the story of Parasakthi. I wanted to do the film, and even Sivakarthikeyan recommended I take up the role. But I couldn’t risk it with the timeline for Coolie. Now, as Coolie is gearing up for release, they’re actively shooting for the film. It would have been impossible for me to have managed both.”
Lokesh further said that Arun Matheswaran approached him for his directorial after this, and he decided to take it up. Earlier, in June, reports suggested that Lokesh was undergoing intensive training in martial arts for his upcoming film with the Captain Miller director. Reports indicate that Lokesh will wrap Arun's film before starting production on his next directorial venture, Kaithi 2, starring Karthi. Following Kaithi 2, Lokesh is set to collaborate with Aamir Khan on a superhero film.
Ravi Mohan now plays the role of the antagonist in Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi, helmed by Sudha Kongara. Apart from Sivakarthikeyan and Ravi Mohan, Sreeleela and Atharvaa also star in lead roles in the film. Dev Ramnath, Prithvi Rajan, Guru Somasundaram, Basil Joseph, Ranjan Ramanayake, and Papri Ghosh round out the supporting cast of the film. Reportedly, Rana Daggubati is also a part of the film, but it is yet to be confirmed by the makers.
On Tuesday, the makers of Parasakthi announced that the film’s Pollachi schedule of shooting was wrapped. GV Prakash is the composer of the film, with the technical crew rounded out by cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, editor Sathish Suriya, and action choreographer Supreme Sundar. The film is set for a Pongal release, without specifying the date.
Meanwhile, Coolie is gearing up for release on August 14. The film stars an ensemble comprising Nagarjuna Akkineni, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, and Shruti Haasan, with cameos by Aamir Khan and Pooja Hegde.
