''Manal Kayiru 2'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

comedy drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple co ...

film directed by Madhan Kumar, starring S. Ve. Shekher, Jaishree,

Ashwin Shekhar Ashwin is an Indian actor working in Tamil cinema. He is the son of actor-politician S. Ve. Sekhar. Personal life Ashwin got engaged to Shruti Venkatraman at the Convention Centre at GRT on Chennai on 8 May 2011. Shruthi is the daughter of C ...

and Poorna. The film is a sequel to the 1982 film, ''

Manal Kayiru ''Manal Kayiru'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu in his directorial debut. The film stars S. Ve. Shekher and Shanthi Krishna, with Visu, Manorama, Kishmu and Kuriakose Ranga portraying suppor ...

'' and Shekher,

Visu Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 – 22 March 2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu initially worked as an assistant to director K ...

, and Kuriakose Ranga reprise their roles from the original. The film received negative reviews and was a

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. This is the last film for Visu before his death.

Plot

Cast

S. Ve. Shekhar Sattanathapuram Venkataraman Shekher (born 26 December 1950) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, politician and a playwright of Tamil-language plays. In 2006, he was elected as an MLA for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIA ...

as Kittumani *

as Arjun * Poorna as Nisha *

as Naradhar Naidu *

Reshma Pasupuleti Reshma Pasupuleti (born 23 July 1983) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil language films and TV series. She started her career as an anchor and news reporter for a Telugu TV channel. She began her TV career in Tamil through Vams ...

as Chandra *

Jayashree Jayashree is an Indian name. People with the name include: * M. Jayashree, Indian actress *B. Jayashree, Indian actress, director and singer *Jayashree (actress), Indian actress *Jayashree Banerjee Jayashree Banerjee (born 2 July 1938) is a le ...

as Uma Kittumani *

Swaminathan Lollu Sabha Swaminathan (born 31 January 1959) an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and media industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series ''Lollu Sabha'' before becoming a full fledged actor in Tam ...

as Broker Swaminathan *

Chaams Chaams (born 17 July 1970) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films. His birth name is Swaminathan. He has predominantly appeared in supporting roles, notably in Crazy Mohan dramas and playing one of the several ...

as Santhakumar *

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Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

as Doctor *

M. S. Bhaskar Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (born 13 September 1957) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. Before entering the film industry, he was a theatre artist, he made his film debut in 1987 in a small role in the film ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi' ...

as Astrologer *Kuriakose Ranga as Lakshmanaswamy *

Namo Narayana Namo Narayana is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil films. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in ''Naadodigal'' (2009) and ''Komban'' (2015). Career Narayana was a software engineer before he chose to star in a suppor ...

as Arivu *

Sonia Sonia, Sonja or Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning wisdom, may refer to: People * Sonia (name), a feminine given name (lists people named, Sonia, Sonja and Sonya) :* Sonia (actress), Indian film actress in Malayalam and Tamil films :* Sonia ...

as TV Host *

Lollu Sabha Manohar Lollu Sabha Manohar is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career with the television show ''Lollu Sabha'' alongside other comedians, including Santhanam. Career Manohar first garnered attention through ...

*George Vijay as George *Suraj Raja as Roshan *Bharathi *Caroline *Bala Guru *

Dharan Kumar Dharan Kumar (born 8 October 1983) is an Indian music composer, who mainly produces film scores and soundtracks in the Tamil film industry. He made his film debut '' Parijatham'', featuring the hit single "Unnai Kandene". He credits director ...

in a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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Reception

''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote that "On the whole, it is enjoyable most part of it". ''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". ''The Times of India'' stated that "''Manal Kayiru 2'' lacks innovativeness in the plot, and the unconvincing characterisations rub salt in the wound". ''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". ''Maalai Malar'' gave a mixed review.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6385834 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 comedy-drama films 2016 films Films scored by Dharan Kumar Indian comedy-drama films Indian sequel films Filma scored by Dharan Kumar