''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by Selva Sekaran. A sequel to ''

Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was composed by ...

'' (2009), the film is written by the original's director

Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...

and features

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and Arthana Binu. An ensemble cast including

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, Kishore,

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, Soori,

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, and

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also plays pivotal roles. Featuring music composed by V. Selvaganesh, the venture began production in December 2016 and was released on 12 July 2019.

Plot

Saravanan makes a living by selling audio cassettes. His father Saamy is a bus driver by profession, but his heart lies in Kabadi, and wherever a match is being played, he makes his presence there, thereby neglecting his work and getting suspended. Saravanan scolds his father often for his mistakes, and the family decides to sell all the jewels that they have and buy an ambassador car for Saamy to drive, but he loses that too for a good deed, angering everyone. Elsewhere, Saravanan falls for a college girl named Malar from an upper-class family, and problems start for him. At an important juncture, Saravanan discovers who his father really is and sets out to become a Kabadi player, a sport which he hates, for his father. Whether the hero succeeds in his mission or not and gets his girl forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Saravanan * Arthana Binu as Malar *

as Saamy, Saravanan's father *

as Chinnathaayi, Saravanan's mother * Soori as Subramani * Kishore as Savadamuthu *

as Pandi, Saravanan's uncle *

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as Pazhani, Malar's father * Sonia Venkat as Malar's mother *

as Appukutty *

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as Doss *

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* Akalya * Madurai Saroja as Malar's grandmother * Poraali Dileepan as Kumar * Karur Murali as Murali, Saravanan's friend * Benjamin as Saravanan's friend * Mippu as Saravanan's friend * Pechimuthu *

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as Sekar * Hari Vairavan as Ayyappan * Ramesh Pandiyan as Pandi * Maayi Sundar as Murthy * Rail Ravi as Police Inspector * Thavasi as Kodangi * Paun Raj as Murugan *

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as Young Saravanan * Jatti Jaganathan as Young Saravanan's friend * Vijay Ganesh * Raandilya as Kabbadi Player * Priya Asmitha in a special appearance

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by V. Selvaganesh.

Production

had written a script for the sequel of ''

'' (2009) soon after the release of the film, with the story taking forward the tale of the kabadi team following the death of their captain, portrayed by

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in the original film. In March 2015, it was announced that Lakshman Narayan had been signed on to play the lead role after Suseenthiran was impressed with his performance in '' Jeeva'' (2014), while

would portray his father.

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was also brought in to feature as the lead actress, before the film was put on hold. News about the project re-emerged in November 2016, where it was revealed that

had instead been signed on to play the lead role. The film began production in a temple in Kovilanchery in the outskirts of Chennai on 10 December 2016, with actors from the original film like Kishore, Soori and

revealed to be playing pivotal roles.

and

joined the cast to essay important roles. A debutant actress, Arthana, was also brought in to play the leading female role.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8011290 2010s Tamil-language films Indian action films Indian sports films Indian sequel films Films scored by V. Selvaganesh 2019 films 2019 action films Kabaddi in India Sports action films