FILM REVIEW: INDIAN 2

Chitra Aravindanmas Siddharth is presented to the audience. He is the proprietor of a YouTube channel known as Barking Doga, which he operates in collaboration with three other individuals, including Aarthi (Priya Bhavani Shankar) and Thambesh (Jagan). Barking Dogs is a group that focuses on producing content that is satirical, and they use RK Laxman's Common Man as the main character in their videos in order to expose all that is wrong with society, including corruption.

One day, a young woman takes her own life, and the Barking Dogs team decides to arrange a protest in order to demand justice because they feel that she was killed by authority figures who were corrupt. They are taken into custody by the law enforcement officers, and Chitra's wealthy girlfriend, Disha (Rakul Preet Singh), arrives to rescue them. Disha explains to them that as individuals, they are unable to make significant contributions to the process of change since those in positions of authority are more influential and powerful than they are. Chitra comes to the realization that the only person who can save the country is an Indian thatha, which is a grandpa, and she begins to trend the phrase "Come Back Indian."

Do they discover Senapathy at this time? It is true that Nilesh, played by Kalidas Jayaram, tracks him down in Taipei and discovers that he is the proprietor of a martial arts school. Senapathy goes back to India after he is persuaded to go there by him because the people there require his presence. Officers Pramod and Vivekh of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are searching for him, however they end up missing him. Things start to go horribly wrong when Senapathy, who is very knowledgeable about social media, informs young people that they should clean up their own homes before they help other people. What exactly is the use of senapathy?

Given that it is the year 2024 and that the first film was released 28 years ago, India and Tamil Nadu have undergone significant transformations and progressed in a variety of ways. Without a shadow of a doubt, the political and social problems that are affecting the people of the country have progressed beyond the realm of manipulation. In this scenario, the script that Shankar, the director, has written, which centers on the same subject matter as the film that was released in 1996, raises the question of how relevant this picture is in the present day and whether or not it will have an impact. The film Indian in 1996 was groundbreaking in a number of ways and managed to establish an emotional connection with its viewers. This was made possible by the film's well-written story and powerful language. Sadly, Indian 2 is not excellent in this regard.

Indian 2 is lacking in a compelling narrative, while having excellent cinematography, opulent sets, the application of artificial intelligence and other technologies, and outstanding prosthetic work, among other things. A statement made by the director Shankar noted that in the film Indian, we witnessed Indian thatha taking action against corruption in Tamil Nadu, but in this film, his vigilantism is expanded throughout India. Therefore, we get to witness a man who is obsessed with gold galloping around like a horse in Gujarat, a wealthy man in Punjab purchasing a seat for himself on the Mars Mission, and yet another businessman gallivanting with a Miss World in Taipei. All of these sights are brought to our attention. In every state, from Odisha to Bihar to Kerala to West Bengal, hashtags are becoming increasingly popular.

In addition to being an excellent Varmam guru, Senapathy is now also a social media genius. He is a social media superstar. He eradicates the wicked and corrupt, yet the question of "why" continues to be unanswered. During the first half of the story, the narrative wanders aimlessly from one location and 'adversary' to another, and the scenes that occur appear to be action sequences that have been pieced together to demonstrate Senapathy's bravery and vigilante-like strength. His political and social sermons, which are very lengthy talks, cover everything that is wrong with society in the present day. He delivers these sermons in between these. For all intents and purposes, Senapathy is a parody of what he was in Indian. This is a significant disappointment.

Aarthi (played by Priya Bhavani Shankar) and Chitra's (played by Siddharth) family constitute the only source of atonement in Indian 2 in terms of the narrative, which occurs in the second part of the film. The backstory of Chitra, for example, which includes the reasons why he added his mother's name to his own and the events that take place in his family, resonates emotionally, much as does the backstory of Aarthi. Numerous cameos by a wide range of performers are included in the movie, although they don't actually add much to the overall experience of watching the movie. Even SJ Suryah, who portrays a villain (once again) in the role of Sagalakala Vallavan Sarguna Pandian, does not leave any notable impression within the brief amount of time that we are able to observe him.

At the same time as Kamal Haasan gives a powerful performance, it is interesting to note that Siddharth is the one who has a very substantial part to play in this movie. The actor has delivered; he and Kamal Haasan are a perfect match in the sequences that they share at the same time. Despite the fact that they do not have a significant amount of screen time, Rakul Preet Singh and Priya Bhavani Shankar have been given several conversations that have a significant impact.

Because he played such an important role in the film Indian from 1996, writer Sujatha is severely missed in this movie. His writing of the story and the dialogue is unparalleled, and regrettably, Indian 2 is not even close to being able to compete with the first picture in terms of all of these things. Anirudh does not come close to matching the quality of the background music and songs that AR Rahman had composed for Indian, which he had also orchestrated.

The second installment of Indian makes a valiant effort to bring together the old and the modern in order to provide us with a narrative that will appeal to the younger audience. During the course of the movie, Kamal Haasan asserts that he is fighting for India's second independence. On the other hand, the spectator is left struggling to identify the positive aspects of this picture that is a complete failure.