It is being reported that the police had detained two members of the movie crew for misbehaving with journalists.
TV reports state that crew members on the set assaulted photojournalists who were present on the sets.
Local police have arrested the chief assistant director of the film, Pappu, who is a close relative of Shankar, reports Times Now.
The Times Now has Tweeted, "UPDATE: Director Shankar's relative & Rajinikanth's 2.0 movie assistant director Pappu detained by police for attacking photojournalists."
More details of this are awaited.
Meanwhile, Shankar's 2.0 is being promoted as India’s most expensive film at Rs 400 Cr, where superstar Rajini is the protagonist and Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as the main antagonist.
'2.0' is a sequel to 2010 Tamil blockbuster 'Enthiran'. The movie witness a simultaneous release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
Also starring Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain, the movie is gearing up for release this Diwali, 2017.