Grand and convincing
Indian 2
– Review
Siddharth and his team run a YouTube channel exposing the corruption of the system, which lands them in jail.
Upon their release, they realise that only Senapathi (Kamal Haasan) can effectively combat India’s corruption.
Through the #ComeBackIndian campaign, they bring Senapathi back from abroad, and upon arrival, he urges the youth to cleanse their families of bribery.
Did the youth heed his call? Did the police capture Senapathi? Does the country truly need him forms the core plot of the story.
Director Shankar’s vision of bringing Senapathi back to a modern, advanced, yet corrupted India is intriguing, the execution is also upto the mark.
The expected emotional drama, a hallmark of Shankar’s movies, strikes the right chord in the movie. Emotional scenes are easily relatable to the audience.
The screenplay is one of the major strengths of the movie, particularly in the second half.
Kamal Haasan is in his prime and entertaining as usual. He dons various getups which are all convincing.
Siddharth shines with a satisfactory performance, particularly in emotional scenes.
Samuthirakani does well despite minimal screen time. Bobby Simha and others are satisfactory in their roles.
Rakul Preet Singh, Priya Bhavani Shankar, SJ Suryah, and others have limited roles. Their presence might be felt more in the next installment.
The ‘Indian 3’ glimpse which was released at the end of the movie is captivating as well.
The movie is technically sound with Anirudh Ravichander’s much with a bit of nostalgia from ‘Indian’.
Cinematography by Ravi Varman is grand. Rest of the technical aspects are good as well.