Prakash Raj joins Yash's KGF 2: Is he replacing Ananth Nag, fans wonder

Prakash Raj has been roped in to play a role in Rocking Star Yash's upcoming movie KGF: Chapter 2. The versatile actor has joined the shooting and announced the news about the development on Twitter.

"Start Camera..Action... BACK TO WORK..[sic]" he tweeted along with the photos from the sets. Prashanth Neel is seen explaining something to Prakash Raj in the photos.

Director Prashant Neel announced on Twitter that the shooting resumed after coming to a halt due to the lockdown. He posted, "Welcome on board @prakashraaj sir. We resume shoot finally for #KGFCHAPTER2 Thank you everyone for all the love and excitement towards the movie. Wish us all. [sic]"

The fans have welcomed the development, but wondering whether he is replacing Anant Nag, who played the role of a narrator in the first part, in KGF 2. Prakash Raj's avatar strongly reminds the viewers of Nag's role in the first part.

A few months ago, there were rumours of Ananth Nag walking out of KGF 2. According to the reports, Prashanth Neel has made changes to the role played by Nag and the senior Kannada actor was not happy with it. Hence, the latter has decided to stay out of Yash's multilingual movie.

Ananth Nag had a powerful character in the movie although he had very small screen time in KGF 1. His performance had garnered rave reviews from the audience. 

A surprise on the cards?
Well, the fans have a belief that the makers might be trying to surprise the audience by not giving clarification on the development. Sources also say that both Prakash Raj and Ananth Nag are part of the project.

The shooting of KGF 2 commenced recently and the team has about 20 days of shooting left. Malavika Avinash has also joined the shoot on Wednesday, 26 August. "After 6 full months...the COVID break is broken...Shooting today! Feels like a rebirth! Guess which film???!!! [sic]" she tweeted.