Sarkar Rating: 2.5/5 Release: September 28, 2023
Cast
Raghava Lawrence, Kangana Ranaut, Vadivelu, Radhika Sarath Kumar, Mahima Nambiar, Lakshmi Menon etc.
Crew
Writer, Director : P. Vasu
Cinematography : RD Rajasekhar
Music : MM Keeravani
Production Company : Lyca Productions
Producer: Subaskaran
‘Chandramukhi 2’ is a horror comedy directed by the combination of Raghava Lawrence and P.Vasu. This is the sequel to the Tamil Nadu industry hit ‘Chandramukhi’ released in 2004. While Rajinikanth played the lead role in the first part, horror film specialist Raghava Lawrence will be seen in the sequel. Kangana Ranaut played the title role in ‘Chandramukhi 2’. This movie has good expectations in Telugu and Tamil languages. And how is this movie?
Plot
Ranganayaki’s (Radhika Sarath Kumar) family is huge. But as it is, their family will be surrounded by problems. Swamiji (Rao Ramesh) says that if the whole family worships in the temple of their caste deity, the troubles will be resolved. Due to this, the children of a daughter who fell in love with a person of a different religion have to be brought. Madan (Raghava Lawrence) also comes with them. Close to their Kuladaivam temple is the Chandramukhi Palace (the house where the story of the first Chandramukhi movie took place in 2005). Kailash (Prabhu in the first Chandramukhi) family leaves after that incident. Basavayya (Vadivelu) is the owner of the whole house. Basavayya warns Ranganayaki’s family not to move south at home. But some go unheard. What happened after that? What is the role of Vetayya Raju/Sengotayya (another Raghava Lawrence) in this story, you have to watch the movie to know.
Performances
Raghava Lawrence is no stranger to such roles. Lawrence has been doing similar roles since ‘Muni’ which came out in 2007. We are watching. But the role of Vetaiya Raju/Sengotaiya in the periodical portion was completely new to him. It can be said that his performance in this role is amazing. Kangana Ranaut also entertains in the role of Chandramukhi. The actress who played the role of Chandramukhi Atma Patthina was impressive initially… later her performance was not so effective. All the other characters have done justice to their roles.
Analysis
‘Chandramukhi’ is a classic in horror genre movies. A horror film becoming a hit in the South Indian industry is both the beginning and the end. A mass hero like Rajinikanth playing a role different from his image was the biggest plus point of the then ‘Chandramukhi’ movie. Seeing a superstar in such a role was quite new back then. But ‘Chandramukhi 2’ lacks that freshness. Almost all the hits that Raghava Lawrence got from ‘Muni’ were horror comedies. Apart from that, Raghava Lawrence’s horror films are as different from ‘Chandramukhi’ as they are from fox and Nakaloka. But they tried to make ‘Chandramukhi 2’ in the middle of both. It even worked out to some extent.
Especially in terms of screenplay and characters, they followed ‘Chandramukhi’ like agitators. In the first part, Jyothika’s character gets a bit of a thrilling factor in knowing that Chandramukhi’s spirit is haunting her.
It is not our fault that the first part has replaced the script and only replaced the characters. Great writing and directing. If there are any changes made in this part in terms of screenplay i.e. bringing the soul of Raju’s character from the first part, introducing the character of Chandramukhi to the interval, changing the length of the flashback, these are the only ones.
The reason why the flashback doesn’t have a lot of drama is the performance of Raghava Lawrence and Kangana Ranaut. The climax is again concluded in the same manner as the first part. At the end, the lead given to ‘Chandramukhi 3’ seems very silly.
Oscar award winner MM Keeravani is good…songs and background music are not up to his level. In terms of production values, Lyca Productions has not gone down anywhere. Cinematography by RD Rajasekhar is impressive.
What’s Good
Performances
What’s Bad
Plot
Screenplay
Bottle line: ‘Chandramukhi 2′ can be seen once if you go with the feeling that you are watching a normal horror movie without focusing on ‘Chandramukhi’.