''Mookuthi Amman 2'' () is an upcoming Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by

Sundar C Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1968), known professionally as Sundar C, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has directed over 30 films and received the Kalaimamani#2009, Kalaim ...

. It is jointly produced by Vels Film International,

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, Rowdy Pictures and IVY Entertainment. A sequel to ''

Mookuthi Amman ''Mookuthi Amman'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by RJ Balaji in his directorial debut. Co-directed by N. J. Saravanan, the film stars Nayanthara and Balaji, with Urvashi, Smruthi Venkat, Madhu Mail ...

'' (2020), the film stars

Nayanthara Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she ...

reprising her role as the titular character, with

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and

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in supporting roles.

Cast

Production

In May 2024, it was rumoured that actor-director

RJ Balaji Balaji Patturaj (born 20 June 1985), popularly known as RJ Balaji, is an Indian radio jockey, actor, television presenter, comedian and film director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known as the host of the 92.7 Big FM shows ''The Night S ...

was planning for a sequel to his directorial debut film ''

'' (2020), with

Trisha Krishnan Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has sustained a successful career as a leading ...

replacing

in the lead role. Balaji was reported to have also approached

Shruti Haasan Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and singer who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. One of the highest paid actresses in South Indian cinema, Haasan is the recipient of various accolades, including t ...

for the lead role in the sequel, as Balaji was initially interested to cast her in the lead role for ''Mookuthi Amman'' before Nayanthara. To silence such speculations that either Trisha or Haasan would be replacing Nayanthara, Vels Film International, on 12 July 2024, confirmed Nayanthara to reprise her titular role in the sequel. Later it was reported that Balaji would be replaced by

, who was then working on an untitled-project with

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. On 16 September 2024, it was officially announced that Sundar would direct the sequel, titled ''Mookuthi Amman 2'' which would be jointly produced by Vels Film International, Rowdy Pictures and

. Balaji said he chose not to direct the sequel due to creative differences with the producers, and he only suggested Sundar as director. Produced on a large budget of , the

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puja of the film took place on 6 March 2025, in

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