After 20 Years, Kajol Returns to Tamil Cinema with Dhanush’s VIP 2

Exactly two decades after making her debut in Tamil, Bollywood actor Kajol will be seen once again in a film down south. She has been roped in to play an important role in actor Dhanush’s forthcoming film Velaiyilla Pattathari 2, which will be directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth.

Kajol’s last Tamil film was 1997 Minsara Kanavu, in which she shared screen space with Arvind Swamy and Prabhu Deva. The film was a commercial and critical hit. With Academy-award winner AR Rahman’s music, all songs went on to become chartbusters. And Kajol had won the hearts of Tamil film audience too with her performance in songs like Vennilavae, Poo Pookum Osai and Manna Madurai.

After sweeping the audience off their feet with her acting and dancing skills, Kajol disappeared from Kollywood to focus on building her career in Bollywood. Now, 20 years later, she will me making a comeback in the sequel to 2014 blockbuster film, Velaiyilla Pattathari.

The details of her character are not available at the moment. However, she is expected to join the VIP 2 shooting very soon. The film went on the floors on Thursday in Chennai with the blessings of superstar Rajinikanth, who launched the film with the traditional mahurat clap.