After 15 long years, Tamil horror-comedy film Chandramukhi is all set to get its sequel. The original film starred Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika and Nayantara in the lead roles and was directed by P. Vasu. Now, he will also be directing the sequel which is titled Chandramukhi 2. However, Rajini will not be a part of it, actor-director Raghava Lawrence is going to headline the project produced by Sun Pictures' Kalanithi Maran.

Lawrence took to his Facebook page and made the announcement by writing, "Hi friends and fans, I want to share the happy news with you all. One of my next projects is my Thailavar’s movie Chandramuki 2, I’m so lucky to act in this project with Thalaivar’s permission and blessings which is Directed by P. Vasu sir and produced by my lucky producer Sun Pictures' Kalanithi Maran sir. With the advance I get from it, I humbly pledge to contribute Rs 3 crores for Coronavirus relief fund."

He further wrote, "50 lakhs to the PM - CARES fund, 50 Lakhs to CM relief Fund (Tamil Nadu), 50 lakhs for FEFSI union and I want to extend my special contribution of 50 lakhs for my dancer’s union and 25 lakhs for my physical abled boys and 75 lakhs for daily labour’s and people from my birthplace Royapuram, Desiya Nagar. All food essentials will be delivered with the help of police with proper safety. Service is god."

For the uninitiated, Chandramukhi was the Tamil remake of 1993 Malayalam film, Manichitratazhu.