Manal Kayiru 2

Manal Kayiru 2
Directed byMadhan Kumar
Screenplay byS. Ve. Shekhar
Produced byMurali Ramaswamy
StarringS. Ve. Shekhar
Jaishree
Ashwin Shekhar
Poorna
Visu
Jagan
CinematographyGopi
Edited byAthiyappan Siva
Music byDharan Kumar
Production
company
Distributed bySri Thenandal Films
Release date
  • 23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dharan.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Adiye Thangamatene"Anirudh Ravichander3:42
2."Mudhal Mazhai" (instrumental) –4:32
3."Rajathi Rajan"Suchitra, Ashwin Shekar3:37
4."Mudhal Mazhai"Shakthisree Gopalan, Naresh Iyer4:32
5."Roller Coaster"Mukesh Mohamed, M. M. Manasi, Dr. Narayanan, S. Kousihan4:21
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Three decades later, same cast!". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Manal Kayiru 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Manal Kayiru-2 review:Amateurish attempt". Sify. 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ "மணல் கயிறு 2". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.