Indian 2

7 years in production. Budget issues. Prosthetic makeup issues. Crew member deaths. Covid & deaths of Vivek & Nedumudu Venu (latter being a key figure since the 1996 film.)

What did we get? A confused 2 track vigilance film that doesnt present anything new to us & poor tamil dubbing of Senapathy's killings in Surat & Punjab. Senapathy's character mimics the Anniyan by replace Garuda Puran with different Varmams, but even his rambling on them goes overboard. Siddharth and his YT team are the Anti corruption force cleaning up the mess in their homes. After 3/4 of the film stops being padded with back and forth scenes, Shankar remembered he has a Part 3 to build up & leaves the film with a trailer which looked more interesting with Veerasekharan's story. But otherwise, the film hardly keeps you engaged and the making is outdated.

There's nothing redeeming in Indian 2 that convinces the viewer to watch part 3. Would have suggested to cut out the songs of the model and that anthem of senapathy as they added no value to the movie.

Senapathy character of Indian 1995 was a legendary vigilante who even sacrificed his own sin to uphold justice. Sequel seems to be a mix-up of grandeur visuals of "I" (2015) and pathetic mockery of Senapathy, sadly by Shankar- Kamal Haasan team itself. This is not a sequel but self-degradation.

The makeup is inferior. The action scenes primitive and even the setup of action scenes seems cartoonish. The OG character was a senile person who resorts to Varma Kalai as a quick effective method to win over the young antagonists. Here he shows off his six pack abs and a well built body to fight off multiple goons. Shankar messed up so badly, he couldve just introduced Kamal as a new character and setup everything as a new vigilante movie instead of insulting the OG character.

The amount of negatives in the film- the dialogues, the representation of "corrupt " rich people, the over acting of characters, the inefficient CBI, pathetic AI face replacement of Vivek and Nedumudi Venu.. the list goes on. Kamal Haasan got an industry hit with Vikram and Shankar kicked him back to rock bottom with this. Least interested for Indian 3 and Game Changer. Shankar needs to re evaluate himself. I, 2.0, Indian 2- absence of Sujatha is evident and understandable but how can he irritate audience with cringe making; his pupil Atlee hasn't irritated people even with average scripts.

Kamal Haasan should focus on collaborating with young filmmakers more else his film career will meet same fate as his political career.

I usually focus on the good and positive aspects even if the movie is bad. But sadly in this movie, the positive aspects are very few and are overshadowed by the outdated screenplay.

POSTIVES: Kamal sir's acting, Vivek sir's and Mano bala sir's presence, Anirudh's BGM, social message regarding corruption.

NEGATIVES: Poor screenplay, the makeup and getup doesn't seem to suit kamal sir and looks very low budget and artificial, lengthy dialogues makes it seem like a mega serial, very long runtime ( towards the end you can feel the restlessness of the audience to get out of the theatre ).

FINAL VERDICT: Definitely one of the most disappointing movies in the past few years. It's like watching a mega serial in big screen. If you like mega serials then you might like this movie.

If this movie was released 20 years back, then maybe it might have been successful. But for the current 2024 audience , this film is an utter disaster. When the Malayalam industry is producing masterpieces, this movie which has a global reach is truly an insult to Kollywood and its image. I have never given such a bad review for any movie.

Never thought it would be torture to sit through a Shankar movie, but it has happened. Probably his weakest, sorry, cringeworthy movie.

Right from the start, the story wanders here and there, as if Shankar's trying too hard to be modern and Pan-Indian. Script wise, Senapathy's character is irrelevant and unwanted, but what's more bad is the direction, the manner in which hero kills the wrongdoers scream cringe and outdated, executed terribly on the screen.

Don't know how he has okayed, but the getups of Kamal Hassan looked goofy, feast for trollers, nothing to write acting as well. Siddharth tried hard as the second lead, but the writing offered him nothing, except for one emotional scene. Simha's character was laughable, Rakul hardly shows up on the screen, and it's a bad sendoff to legends like Vivek and Nedumudi Venu.

Cinematography by Ravi Varman is superb, but bad writing and editing by Sreekar Prasad runis that. Anirudh's work is disastrous, both album and score, not even 0.00001% of what ARR did in the first part, production values were good.

Shankar still hasn't come up in terms with modern day filmmaking, looks lost of ideas, even the grandeur in his direction looks outdated as well. High time he updates himself or else, Shankar the great director will be a thing of the past.

Indian 2: A Catastrophic Disappointment

Shankar has irrevocably tarnished the legacy of 'Indian' with this cinematic disaster. 'Indian 2' is not just a bad movie; it's a betrayal of the audience's trust. The film is a hollow shell of its predecessor, filled with incoherent plot and wasted potential.

I'm stunned by the director's disregard for the original film's impact. This is a painful reminder that even the greatest talents can falter. Shankar has shattered the trust built over years. I will be extremely cautious about future Shankar films.

Rating: 0/10

#Nevercomebackindian3movie #waste.