| 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 |
Manal Kayiru 2 (transl. Sand Rope 2) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Madhan Kumar, starring S. Ve. Shekher, Jaishree, Ashwin Shekhar and Poorna.[1] The film is a sequel to the 1982 film, Manal Kayiru and Shekher, Visu, and Kuriakose Ranga reprise their roles from the original.[2] The film received negative reviews and was a box-office bomb. This is the last film for Visu before his death.
Plot
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.[3]
| 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".[4] 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".[5] The Times of India stated that "Manal Kayiru 2 lacks innovativeness in the plot, and the unconvincing characterisations rub salt in the wound".[6] 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".[7] Maalai Malar gave a mixed review.[8]
References
- ↑ CR, Sharanya (24 January 2016). "Poorna is the lead in the sequel to Manal Kayiru". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ "Three decades later, same cast!". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Manal Kayiru 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "Manal Kayiru 2 movie review: Akin to a stage play, but works for most parts". Deccan Chronicle. 24 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ M, Ramakrishnan (23 December 2016). "Manal Kayiru 2: Undoing the original cult". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ Menon, Thinkal (25 December 2016). "Manal Kayiru 2 Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Manal Kayiru-2 review:Amateurish attempt". Sify. 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "மணல் கயிறு 2". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.