The last leg schedule of director Shankar's 2.0 ran into some trouble in Chennai today. The incident occurred when the team began shooting in Triplicane's Eswar Das street. Two photojournalists visiting the set complained that it was obstructing passersby. This led to a fracas between the crew of the film and the photojournalists.
The two photojournalists Raghunathan from the daily, The Hindu, and Bharath, from a Tamil newspaper, were visiting the location when they found the unit to be causing hindrance to the public. The photographers decided to take pictures of the scene to highlight the issue. However, they were prevented from doing so and attacked by some members of the film unit.
After Shankar's apology and assurance, the journalists have chosen to withdraw their complaint.
2.0 is one of the biggest films of the year, and stars Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in the lead roles. A major portion of the film is already complete, and has gone into post production. The film is scheduled for theatrical release in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi on 18 October.