As Mohan G's Draupathi 2 awaits release, the director has shared details about the film's story and its production, revealing that the period action drama wrapped shooting within 31 days.
In an interview with IANS, Mohan G said, "We originally wanted to complete shooting in just 30 days. But things always don't go as planned. So we had to shoot for one extra day."
As reported earlier, Draupathi 2 will once again star Draupathi headliner Richard Rishi in the lead role. Rakshana Induchoodan plays the female lead in the sequel. While the former will portray Veera Simha Kadavarayan, the latter will be seen as Draupathi Devi. Chirag Jani, known for his roles in Kaappaan, Thunivu and Agilan, is set to play Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Mohan G also disclosed that Draupathi 2 would start off from Draupathi (2020). "The duration of this film is 2 hours and 39 minutes. Of this, only eight to nine minutes of the story happens in 2025, the remaining happens in the 14th century," he noted, explaining that he took inspiration from a small book called Moondram Vallalla Maharaja by a historian Annal Kandar.
"The prime historical events shown in the film are all based on facts. However, we have used cinematic liberties while developing characters. It took me almost a year to complete the script as I had to meet a lot of people to learn about this subject. The third Veera Vallalalar ruled with Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu as his capital," he explained.
Natty, YG Mahendran, Barani, Saravana Subbiah, Vela Ramamoorthy, Siraj Johnny, Dinesh Lamba, Ganesh Gaurang, Divi, Devayani Sharma, and Arunodayan also play key roles in the film. Sources close to film said that the film will have two more powerful villains besides Chirag Jani. An announcement on the same is awaited.
Draupathi 2 marks the third collaboration between Richard Rishi and Mohan G, after Draupathi and Rudra Thandavam (2023). Mounted as a grand multilingual period film, it has been written by Mohan G and Padma Chandrasekhar. The film’s technical crew includes music composer Ghibran Vaibodha, cinematographer Philip R Sundar, editor Devaraj, art director Kamalnathan, choreographer Thanika Tony, and stunt coordinator Action Santosh.
The film has cleared censorship formalities with a U/A certificate. While the filmmaker had recently reposted an X post claiming that the film will hit theatres on January 23, Mohan G and the film's makers are yet to officially announced the release date.
