Manal Kayiru 2
Manal Kayiru 2 (transl. Sand Rope 2) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Madhan Kumar, starring S. Ve. Shekhar, Jaishree, Ashwin Shekhar and Poorna.[1] The film is a sequel to the 1982 film, Manal Kayiru and S. Ve. Sekhar, Visu, and Kuriakose Ranga reprise their roles from the original.[2] The film received negative reviews and was a box-office bomb.
| Manal Kayiru 2 | |
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| Directed by | Madhan Kumar |
| Screenplay by | S. Ve. Shekhar |
| Produced by | Murali Ramaswamy |
| Starring | S. Ve. Shekhar Jaishree Ashwin Shekhar Poorna Visu Jagan |
| Cinematography | Gopi |
| Edited by | Athiyappan Siva |
| Music by | Dharan Kumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- S. Ve. Shekhar as Kittumani
- Ashwin Shekhar as Arjun
- Poorna as Nisha
- Visu as Naradhar Naidu
- Reshma Pasupuleti as Chandra
- Jayashree as Uma Kittumani
- Swaminathan as Broker Swaminathan
- Chaams as Santhakumar
- Jagan
- Delhi Ganesh as Doctor
- M. S. Bhaskar as Astrologer
- Kuriakose Ranga as Lakshmanaswamy
- Namo Narayana as Arivu
- Sonia as TV Host
- Lollu Sabha Manohar
- George Vijay as George
- Suraj Raja as Roshan
- Bharathi
- Caroline
- Bala Guru
- Dharan Kumar in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dharan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adiye Thangamatene" | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Mudhal Mazhai (instrumental)" | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Rajathi Rajan" | Suchitra, Ashwin Shekar | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Mudhal Mazhai" | Shakthisree Gopalan, Naresh Iyer | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Roller Coaster" | Mukesh Mohamed, M. M. Manasi, Dr. Narayanan, S. Kousihan | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Kittumani (theme)" | 0:33 | |
| Total length: | 21:17 | ||
Reception
Deccan Chronicle wrote that "On the whole, it is enjoyable most part of it".[3] The Hindu opined that "It’s quite clear that if Manal Kayiru 2 was made into a play, it would mean repeating this flaccid attempt at humour hundreds of times".[4] The Times of India stated that "Manal Kayiru 2 lacks innovativeness in the plot, and the unconvincing characterisations rub salt in the wound".[5] Sify said "Among the other actors, SV Shekar, Visu, Lollu Sabha Swaminathan and Chams steal the show that they are the ones, who make us to sit through such a badly made film".[6] Maalaimalar gave a mixed review.[7]
References
- CR, Sharanya (24 January 2016). "Poorna is the lead in the sequel to Manal Kayiru". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "Three decades later, same cast!". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/241216/manal-kayiru-2-movie-review-akin-to-a-stage-play-but-works-for-most-parts.html
- https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Manal-Kayiru-2-Undoing-the-original-cult/article16933377.ece
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/manal-kayiru-2/movie-review/56166455.cms
- https://www.sify.com/movies/manal-kayiru-2-reviewamateurish-attempt-review-tamil-qmxkcthcahgah.html
- https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2016/12/23122707/1057800/Manal-Kayiru-2-movie-review.vpf