Phoonk 2 almost done but Ramu won't direct it

The sequel to Ram Gopal Varma's Phoonk is almost complete. But Ramu won't be directing. Initially, he wanted to helm the film but was tied up with his other directorial ventures like Rann (releases January 22) and his Rakta Charitra starring Vivek Oberoi.

The writer of the original, Milind Gadadkar, had started working on the script for the sequel even before the original was released. Ramu was so impressed that he hired him to direct Phoonk 2.

A source says, "The cast from the first film (Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar and Ahsaas Channa) have been repeated. This time around there are close to 20 spooky sequences."

The film is currently being shot in and around Mumbai and will be completed by month-end.

Ramu remained unavailable for comment.