Robot 2.0 Villain Cast & Crew: Director Shankar has roped in Bollywood star hero Akshay Kumar to play the villain opposite Superstar Rajinikanth. The film took off on Wednesday, 16 December, in a simple function. And, one of the looks of the Tamil superstar has also been revealed at the occasion.The makers have revealed a few photos of the cast and crew in which people can get a glimpse of Rajinikanth’s look. The superstar, who had sported an Oakley beard for the role of scientist Vaseegaran in the first instalment, seems to be continuing the same look inn “2.0

Robot 2.0 Villain Cast & Crew Revealed Akshay Kumar to Play Villain role

Shankar earlier approached Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger to play the villain but when he couldn’t sign, Shankar wanted Hrithik Roshan on board. As the star hero couldn’t allot dates, finally Akshay Kumar has been signed. Akshay will be making his Tamil film debut with this visual extravaganza.

Titled ‘Robot 2.0’, the film has AR Rahman composing music and Amy Jackson playing a sexy robot. Akshay’s inclusion as the villain is expected to make the project a viable one in North Indian circuit. Lyca Productions is producing it with over Rs 250 Crore budget.

When it comes to the technical department, two-time Oscar Award winner and Shankar’s favourite AR Rahman will be composing music, Nirav Shah will handle the cinematography, Sean Foot will be doing the make-up, Muthuraj will take care of art direction and Srinivas Mohan will be responsible for the visual effects in “2.0”.

It is a sequel to blockbuster “Enthiran”, which was released in 2010. Rajinikanth played dual roles, of a scientist and his creation robot, in it. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played the female lead role with Danny Denzongpa playing the antagonist’s character in the movie.