C Premkumar is ready to follow up the widespread critical acclaim for his intimate conversational piece Meiyazhagan, which released a year ago, with a sequel to his debut romantic drama ’96’, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha in the lead. He spoke about his completed script for the long-awaited 96 sequel, why he considers it his best writing to date, why he would not do it without the original cast returning, and his feelings about the cult status of his films, among other things.

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About writing the sequel, Premkumar told Galatta Plus, “I finished writing the sequel to 96 last December only. The happiest part is that’s my best writing s

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