Kesari 2: Akshay Kumar looks unrecognisable in Kathakali attire; check reactions

As the release date of Akshay Kumar’s Kesari 2 is coming closer the makers are doing everything possible to increase the hype. The first teaser, and then the trailer has already left the audience intrigued with many predicting that Kesari 2 might break the failure-streak of Khiladi Kumar.

As is known Akshay Kumar plays the character of C Sankaran Nair who took up the case of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre against the British Empire in London’s court. The movie seems to be interesting at least looking at the way it has shaped as seen in the trailer.

Akshay Kumar leaves fans shocked in Kathakali attire

Akshay Kumar as a lawyer and a fighter has always been impressive but Akki as a traditional dancer was never heard of, his fans never thought of him like that. Of course, he has done the role of a Kinnar and dressed as a woman in Laxmii but when today he shared a picture of himself as a Kathakali dancer, the entire web community was shocked.

Sharing his picture in the Kathakali get up Akshay Kumar penned, “This is not a costume. It’s a symbol — of tradition, of resistance, of truth, of my nation. C Sankaran Nair didn’t fight with a weapon. He fought the British Empire with the law — and with fire in his soul. This 18th APRIL, we bring you the court trial they never taught in textbooks.”

This is not a costume.
It’s a symbol — of tradition, of resistance, of truth, of my nation.

C Sankaran Nair didn’t fight with a weapon.
He fought the British Empire with the law — and with fire in his soul.

This 18th APRIL, we bring you the court trial they never taught in… pic.twitter.com/sOW2HNgsjk

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 9, 2025

It is difficult to identify Akshay Kumar in this traditional folk attire unless you look at the picture closely. A few fans were shocked as to how their favourite superstar can take this look when he is supposed to do the role of a dashing and dominant lawyer.

But the way Akshay has captioned it has cleared all the doubt with most of the fans hailing it as a “Powferful pic.” One user wrote, “Woww!!! Very well said and this is full of grace!!” whereas another netizen said, “Can’t believe it. Wow super!!”

Kesari 2 will hit the theaters on April 18 and also stars R Madhavan and Ananya Panday in important roles.