Ek Villain Returns, sequel to Mohit Suri's 2014 crime thriller, to release on 11 February, 2022

The sequel to the hit 2014 film Ek Villain, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh, has finally received a release date. Ek Villain Returns is going to hit the screens on 11 February, 2022 as per the makers. Director Mohit Suri, who helmed the first part as well, shared the poster for the upcoming film, exactly 365 days ahead of its release. His caption pointed out that the sequel will focus on the story of the villain in place of the hero. Actors Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria have been confirmed to play the leads in the film. All the actors have shared the poster with the release date on their social media handles. John Abraham wrote that the film’s protagonist will be the antagonist. Check out the announcement here

Hero ki kahaani sab jaante hai.. par villain ki? #EkVillainReturns, 11th Feb, 2022@ektarkapoor #BhushanKumar #ShobhaKapoor @RuchikaaKapoor @TheJohnAbraham @arjunk26 @DishPatani @TaraSutaria @amul_mohan @balajimotionpic @TSeries #BalajiMotionPictures pic.twitter.com/7nxKOdpEQg

— Mohit D Suri (@mohit11481) February 11, 2021

The second film in the Villain franchise will be produced by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series. According to a report by Pinkvilla, Tara has been spotted at a recording studio in Mumbai with composer-singer Ankit Tiwari and director Mohit Suri for a while now. It is because Tara’s role in Ek Villain Returns will require her to sing and that is the reason why she has been attending these sessions. Earlier, it was  reported that John Abraham and Aditya Roy Kapur are the male leads of the film. However, the official launch of the movie saw Aditya being replaced by Arjun. Speaking about the film, Mohit Suri had mentioned in the past that the second instalment would essentially be a Villain vs Villain film.