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written and directed by

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, and is the sequel of 1996 film '' Police Story''. It stars Sai Kumar, who reprises his role as Agni IPS. The film was simultaneously dubbed into Telugu under the same name, with Saikumar's brother

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, dubbing for Shobaraj in the Telugu version

Plot

Agni and Vijay are the loyal cops, who faces stiff opposition from Godmother Kempamma in their objective of a crime-free city. Kempamma, who can make or break in

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faces severe jolt when her son is gunned down by Agni and Vijay for murder of call center girl Swetha. To bring bad image to police department, Kempamma unites two underworld dons on a promise that they get prime positions. Agni does not lose courage even though his colleagues in the department turn in favor of Kempamma. He has the support of sincere

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. In his killing spree of anti social elements that is also reply to Kempamma, Agni becomes a nightmare. At this time the political moves changes the seat of power. Kempamma's right hand Dharmaraj becomes the CM and Agni is at the receiving end. In the blood boiling situation, Agni uses his intelligence and kills one of the two dons in Dharmaraj's residence in pretext for security reasons. Dharmaraj becomes confused about Agni's moves. Meanwhile, Agni gets shocked that Black Tiger has arrived, where it is revealed that Black Tiger actually escaped from the capital punishment (which is shown in the previous film) with the help of corrupt officials. Agni is assigned to investigate, where he finds three government officials interlinked in this case, and brings them to a safe place to produce them at the court, but they are killed by Black Tiger in an encounter. Agni also loses his trusted colleague Vijay at this stage and becomes alone. Meanwhile, Black Tiger sets bombs across various places and escapes to

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. In one of the bomb blasts, Agni loses his mother. Enraged, Agni barges into Kempamma's residence and kills her, where he forces Dharmaraj to reveal everything in the court. Agni receives permission to encounter Black Tiger and heads to Hong Kong, where he manages to kill Black Tiger.

Cast

* Saikumar as Agni *

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as Vijay *

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as Chief Minister *

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as Kempamma *

Shobaraj Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include ''Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 25 ...

as Black Tiger *

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as Dharmaraj * Ponnambalam *

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* Rami Reddy *

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Production

''Police Story 2'' is a sequel to 1996 film of same name. The film retained most of its actors and technicians from the original version. Saikumar said "When we decided to make a sequel, we wondered from where to begin. So we decided to extend the story to Rayalaseema."

Critical reception

''Nowrunning'' wrote "Police Story Part II' looks every inch like the original in its narration, content, technical details and even the way the characters speak their dialogues. It is utterly crude with no space for sensibility and sensitivity." ''Sify'' wrote "This is a power packed action extravaganza. A sequel to 'Police Story' released 10 years ago this film is updated in technology and is stylishly made. Thriller Manju has done a mind blowing job with eight action scenes and non stop punching dialogues from dialogue king Saikumar in the role of Agni is the redeeming feature of this film. This is a feast for the action lovers and those who love dialogue oriented films."

References

{{Reflist 2000s Kannada-language films 2007 films Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police 2000s masala films Indian action films Indian sequel films Films scored by R. P. Patnaik Films set in Bangalore Films shot in Bangalore Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Hong Kong 2007 action films