''Care of Footpath 2'' (Hindi: ''Kill Them Young'') is a 2015 Indian bi-lingual

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film directed by

Kishan Shrikanth Kishan Shrikanth (born 6 January 1996), professionally known as Kishan SS or Master Kishan, is a film actor and director from Bangalore, Karnataka. , having acted in 24 films and in many popular Indian soap opera (more than 300 episodes), he dir ...

and produced by Devaraj Pande. In addition to direction, Kishan has composed music, enacted and edited the film. The film is a sequel to Kishan's ''

Care of Footpath ''C/o Footpath'' (or ''Care of Footpath'') is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Master Kishan, who also stars in the film. It is first film produced by the Kiran Movie Makers of Bangalore, India. It was directed by the world's the ...

'' (2006) which won him many laurels. The film stars Avika Gor, Deepp Pathak,

Esha Deol Esha Deol Takhtani (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actor-politicians Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her debut in ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which ea ...

, Dingri Naresh and

Karthik Jayaram Karthik Jayaram is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is known for his work in the Colors Kannada television soap opera ''Ashwini Nakshatra'', in which he played superstar actor Jay "JK" Krishna. He also acted in ''Siya Ke Ram'' a ...

in the main roles. The film also features special performances from

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personalities such as

Shafiq Syed Shafiq Syed (born 1976) is an Indian auto rickshaw driver and former child actor. At the age of twelve, he played the lead role in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film ''Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), for which he also received the 1989 National Fil ...

of '' Salaam Bombay!'' fame and director Anees Bazmee. The film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of four juveniles who hatch a plan to kill a corrupt police officer. ''Care of Footpath 2'' premiered in

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on 6 November 2015 prior to its release in India.

Cast

* Avika Gor as Geetha *

as Meera *

as Police officer *

as Krishna * Dingri Naresh as Dingri * Shravanthi Sainath as TV reporter * Anees Bazmee *

Master Hirannaiah Hirannaiah or Hirannayya known by his stage name Master Hirannaiah (15 February 1934 – 2 May 2019) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Some of the notable films of Master Hirannaiah as an ...

Shivaram S. Shivaram (28 January 1938 – 4 December 2021), popularly known simply as Shivaram or Shivaramanna, was an Indian actor, producer and director whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. He has played roles including lead hero p ...

Production

After a gap of four years, director

came up with the idea of making a sequel to his first installment ''

''. Terming the film as "not a typical sequel", the director said it took three years to conceive and conceptualize the subject for the film. He visited the real street children who had their brush with crime and understood their plight which resulted him to form a screenplay.

Reception

Critical response

International

On 5 November 2015, the ''

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'' reviewed the film as "an exercise in excess" and drew parallels of the film making style to that of Danny Boyle's films. The film criticized the plot as a "bombastic, overlong melodrama that doesn't recognize the occasional need to takes things down a decibel or three" while praising the lead performances.

In India

Upon release in India, the film garnered critical reviews with the

Bangalore Mirror ''Bangalore Mirror'' is a daily English-language newspaper published in Bangalore, India. It is a deputed newspaper and is the second-largest circulating English newspaper in the city ''Vijay Times'' ''Vijay Times'' was an English newspaper st ...

rating the film 3.5 Stars quoting 'From beginning to end, the movie does not let you down with its fast narrative and constant entry and exit of characters.'

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album comprises five tracks including three instrumentals, and was composed by 3 composers:

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, Manoj Srihari and

. It was released on 3 November 2015.

Track listing

References

External links

*
Official website
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