‘Chandramukhi 2’
Chandramukhi 2’ movie review: Raghava Lawrence, Kangana Ranaut star in a mildly-entertaining sequel no one asked for
This ‘Chandramukhi’ sequel brings back all the elements that we associated and enjoyed about the 2005 Rajinikanth-Jyotika blockbuster directed by P Vasu, but a sense of superficiality and predictability exists throughout
Back in 2005, when petrol prices were still hovering around ₹40 and when popcorn was still affordable at cinema halls, Rajinikanth’s Chandramukhi hit screens.While fans of the Malayalam original, Manichitrathazhu, cried hoarse, the Tamil audiences devoured it. They lapped up Vadivelu’s histronics, danced to ‘Devuda Devuda,’ and watched Rajinikanth flick bubble gum and biscuits. “Enna koduma Saravanan idhu?” a dialogue from the film, crept into everyday conversations. At Chennai’s Shanti Theatre, the film was screened for 888 days straight.
In 2023, a year when India has conquered the moon thanks to Chandrayaan-3, the moon-faced girl (Chandramukhi) makes a comeback. Director P Vasu is still at the helm of affairs, but Rajinikanth’s gone, and we get Raghava Lawrence instead. Thankfully, Vasu wastes no time to set things in context but jumps straight into the conflict that surrounds the film: a family has multiple problems and they’re wondering what to do about it. Their house is as lavish as the one we saw in Vijay’s Varisu earlier this year, but there are still issues: a learned man feels that it is because the family hadn’t visited their kuladeivam (ancestral temple) for a long time.
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