'Rocking star' Yash will be reprising his role as the dreaded gangster Rocky in director Prashanth Neel's action epic KGF: Chapter 2, sequel to the iconic Kannada film 'KGF: Chapter 1'.
The actor will be paired up with Srinidhi Shetty, who is also starring in Ajay Gnanamuthu's Cobra, which has Vikram as lead. The supporting cast include Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist Adheera, Raveena Tandon, Rao Ramesh, 'Vada Chennai' fame Saran Sakthi in important roles.
The team has officially announced that Chapter 2 will be releasing on October 23 this year. Earlier, speculations were rife that the film will be competing against SS Rajamouli's RRR, which is scheduled to release on January 8, 2021. But the speculations were put to rest by Yash himself and this announcement.
The release date will be coinciding with the Dasara period, Chapter 2 will be produced by Hombale Films. While Chapter 1 traced the journey of Rocky's rise from being a poor kid to a dreaded ruler of the Kolar Gold Fields, Chapter 2 will be dealing with his ultimate fall.