Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, and Soundarya-starrer Padayappa returns to cinemas, as Rajinikanth has confirmed the making of a highly-anticipated sequel. The original film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar, achieved cult status over the years, largely due to Ramya Krishnan’s headstrong character, Neelambari. When it was first released in 1999, Padayappa became Tamil cinema’s highest-grossing hit at the time.

Reflecting on the monumental success of Padayappa , Rajinikanth released a 37-minute video discussing his memories of the project. He stressed the film’s unmatched craze with this quote: "In my 50 years of career, I had never seen women breaking gates to watch a film as they did for Padayappa ."

The veteran then announced a sequel for the film

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