HINDUSTANI 2 has its share of mass moments

Hindustani 2 Review {1.5/5} & Review Rating

Director: Shankar

Hindustani 2 Movie Review Synopsis:
HINDUSTANI 2 is the story of a national hero. Chitra Aravindhan (Siddharth), based in Chennai, runs a YouTube channel called Barking Dogs along with his friends through which they expose wrongdoings in the society. Though they try their best, their efforts prove futile in eliminating corruption. This is when Chitra starts a #BringBackIndian campaign on social media, hoping that it would reach Senapathy (Kamal Haasan) and he would return to rescue the country. As luck would have it, Senapathy, who is settled in Taiwan, happens to learn about the campaign and people urging him to return. He thus flies back to India. Not just the aam junta but even the cops get excited about his return as they hope that they’ll finally get to catch him red handed, which they failed to do so in 1996. What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Hindustani 2 Movie Story Review:
Shankar’s story is weak and doesn’t have a fresh appeal. Shankar’s screenplay is messy. It is not the usual script of good vs bad and this affects the impact. Some scenes, however, are memorable. Chandrasekhar G’s dialogues are normal. But some one-liners are uttered too quickly. Two major sequences are in Gujarati and Punjabi. It’ll appeal to the audience of those regions but the rest of the country will feel alienated. There are spelling errors in the subtitles in these scenes as well.

Shankar’s direction is simple. He’s known for his rooted, mass appealing films and there’s no doubt that he has given his best in terms of execution. He also shows his brilliance in the last 30 minutes. The chase sequence and the final scene are the best parts of the film.

On the flipside, the subject doesn’t have the same appeal in today’s times. Moreover, random scenes appear and it doesn’t impress. Also, the two major blocks in the film involving Darshan (Zakir Hussain) and Kishen Singh (Piyush Mishra) must have sounded great on paper. But in the final product, it looks childish.

Hindustani 2 – Official Trailer | Kamal Haasan | Shankar | Anirudh | Siddharth, Rakul Preet Singh

Hindustani 2 Movie Performances:
Kamal Haasan, however, gives his hundred per cent to his role. It’s a pleasure to see him perform the role with such perfection and only he could have managed to do so. Siddharth plays to the gallery and is entertaining. Rakul Preet Singh (Disha) is hardly there in the first half. She leaves a mark post interval. Gulshan Grover (Amit Agarwal), Zakir Hussain and Piyush Mishra ham. S J Suryah (Sakalakala Vallavan) is over the top. Bobby Simha (Pramod) and Nedumudi Venu (Krishnaswamy) leave a mark. The other actors who do well are Priya Bhavani Shankar (Aarthi), Samuthirakani (Varadharajan), Jagan (Thambesh), Rishi (Harish) etc. Demi-Leigh Tebow looks sizzling in the song ‘Calendar’.

Hindustani 2 movie music and other technical aspects:
Anirudh Ravichander’s music is no way close to the legendary soundtrack of the first part. ‘Jaago’, ‘Calendar Song’, ‘Come Back Indian’ and ‘Dada Aara Re’ don’t have a shelf life. Anirudh Ravichander’s background score, however, is massy.

Ravi Varman’s cinematography has a cinematic feel. Anbariv, Ramazan Bulut, ANL Arasu, Peter Hein and Grant Hulley’s action is spectacular. Legacy Effects, Vance Hartwell and Pattanam Rasheed’s make-up and prosthetics is praiseworthy. Rocky, Gavin Miguel, Amirtha Ram, S B Satheesan and Pallavi Singh’s costumes are realistic while T Muthuraj’s production design is grand. A Sreekar Prasad’s editing could have been slicker.

Hindustani 2 Movie Review Conclusion:
On the whole, HINDUSTANI 2 has its share of mass moments. But due to illogical scenes, long length and limited recall value of the first part, it will have a tough time at the box office.