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Kanchana 2 (2015)

A few good ghosts haunt a man and hope to get justice through him.

Director:Lawrence Raghavendra

Writer:Lawrence Raghavendra

Stars:Lawrence Raghavendra, Tapsee Pannu, Kovai Sarala | See full cast and crew » 

 

Storyline

Raghava (Lawrence) who always fear to watch horror movies, takes his mom (Kovai Sarala) to the toilet as he has Nyctophobia and whenever he feels the extreme shock, he sits on the lap of woman next to him. Raghava is a cinematographer for a TV channel and he loves Nandhini (Taapsee) who wants to shoot a fake ghost-haunted house so that the TRP rating will increase. To their misfortune, they actually get haunted by not one but five ghosts.
 
 

User Reviews

Lawrence's Muni,released back in 2007 gave good ground for Horror-Comedies,a genre not so popular in Kollywood,which was followed by quite a good number of similar films that succeeded in ringing bells at the Kollywood Box-Office.The highly successful Kanchana released in 2011 saw the rise of a popular franchise in the name with Raghava Lawrence concreting his deftness as an accomplished actor,writer,dancer and director.

Kanchana 2 is no exception from the previous films in the franchise and offers a decent mix of humor,horror,action,drama and sentiments utilizing an average screenplay written by Raghava himself.But in comparison with the previous parts,Kanchana 2 has a weaker storyline with the second half in particular being too lengthy and predictable,calling for a tighter screenplay which could have provided more impact especially while presenting the typical flash back sequence which looked jaded and carelessly narrated except for a beautiful melody between the lead pair.Many sequences post the interval were loud and over the top,in a way decreasing the eagerness of viewers in the proceedings.The over-stretched climax fight which utilized generous amounts of VFX didn't make much impact on screen.

Luckily,the storyline that stuffs slapstick humor inside routine horror backdrop,with its share of flaws,manages to keep the audience hooked till the end by the virtue of hilarious comedy sequences lead by Kovai Sarala,some good performances,peppy and well-choreographed songs,adequate doze of action and few notable horror sequences.

Performancewise,Raghava Lawrence was pretty impressive and gave a really energetic performance with controlled emotions showcasing his versatility in handling different characters.Kovai Sarala was hilarious and tickled the fun bones with her hilarious one-liners.Taapsee was impressive and gave a matured performance.Nithya Menen did her part well even-though her character was half-baked.Among others Mayilsami,Sriman etc were good and supported the leads well.

Songs by Thaman,Leon James,Sathya and Ashwamithra were pretty impressive and all the songs can boast of excellent choreography by Lawrence alike his films from the past.Cinematography by Rajavel Olhiveeran was good and editing by Late Kishore T.E was OK.

Overall,Kanchana 2 is a typical horror-comedy without much freshness in the storyline targeted at the mass audience.

Verdict::Kanchana 2 replicates the formula from previous films in the Muni franchise giving rise to a pretty average screenplay without any freshness to point out.Even=though clichéd big-time this Lawrence film is successful in providing satisfactory thrills to call it a decent one-time-watch for the masses looking for just fun and entertainment.Watch it if you are a fan of the series. Ma Rating::6.5/10 _Afsal

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