Filmmaker Prashanth Neel has confirmed Prabhas-starrer "Salaar Part 2" will go on floors in 2027.
The film is a sequel to the 2023 action blockbuster "Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire". It will be directed by Neel, who helmed the first installment. The film is produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films.
As Prabhas celebrated his 47th birthday on Friday, Neel visited the actor. In the videos circulating online. In the banter, Prabhas is heard jokingly asking the director for his birthday gift, to which Neel smiles and replies the film is set to officially go on floors by June next year.
"Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire" emerged as a commercial success. The film went on to become the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2023, the third-highest-grossing Telugu film of all time, the highest-grossing A-rated Telugu film of all time, and the nineteenth-highest-grossing Indian film.
The film revolved around a friendship between Deva (essayed by Prabhas), an exiled and seemingly quiet boy, and Vardharaja Mannar (Prithviraj Sukumaran), the prince of Khansaar.
It earned over Rs 600 crore at the global box office.