The reason why the temple festival has been put on hold is that during the last festival seven years ago, a group of people from a particular village would have felt insulted at not having been served as much meat as the others in the temple feast. The film begins with the elders of seven villages, led by Durai Ayya(Raj Kiran) getting together to discuss the possibility of holding the temple festival, which has been stalled for the last seven years. However, sadly, 13 years later, its sequel, Sanda Kozhi2 fails miserably in its mission of providing entertainment and comes across as nothing but a boring flick with nothing substantial to offer to audiences. The film, which was hailed as the perfect commercial entertainer, delighted audiences to the core and established Vishal as a bankable star. Sandakozhi 2 could have been another proper commercial flick if only director Lingusamy had concentrated on packing more punch to the script.When Sanda Kozhi released almost 13 years ago, it set the box office on fire. It’d have been interesting to see the backstory. The action sequence in the sequel has less impact which leaves us bored.Īlso, Lingusamy didn’t delve deep about what actually happened to Meera Jasmine’s character. Even after a decade, people still remember the epic climax scene in Sandakozhi.
There is less punch in the film which makes us feel bored towards the end of the film.Ī major letdown in Sandkozhi 2 is the climax fight sequence. Sandakozhi 2’s major disadvantage is that the second half of the film isn’t as entertaining as the first half. His slapstick comedy has worked in the film’s favour. Munishkanth brings the much-needed lightness in the second half. She plays a chirpy actress, much similar to how Meera Jasmine was in the prequel. The thiruvizha setup and the sequences surrounding it makes us feel nostalgic about our villages.Īnother major advantage is the romantic track featuring Vishal and Keerthy Suresh. Staying true to the commercial format, the film has all the elements to make us feel engrossed with the script. The first half of Sandakozhi 2 has several masala moments which remind us of Sandakozhi. For her role, she has learnt the Madurai accent and has done a near perfect job with it. Keerthy Suresh’s character is little different from the roles that she had done so far. Though the character has shades of Sriya Reddy from Thimuru, Varalaxmi has given her own twist to her character. She is menacing as Pechi and shouldered the film.
His casual approach is a huge plus point.īut, the hero of the film is Varalaxmi Sarathkumar’s explosive performance. Vishal is confident as Balu and his character goes out of the way to save people. It’s the same with Sandakozhi 2 Vishal, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Keerthy Suresh and Raj Kiran have delivered subtle performances staying true to their character. Everybody can be their real self so that the connection is established with the people.
Sandakozhi is like those films which don’t require any over exaggerated sequences. If it was Balu in Sandakozhi, it is Anbu in Sandakozhi 2. The villains in these two films are hell-bent on taking revenge and killing an innocent man. Sandakozhi and its sequel have a striking similarity. It deals about how Balu (Vishal) and Durai Ayya (Raj Kiran) vow to save the life of a young man Anbu from Pechi (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar). Sandakozhi 2’s premise is somewhat similar to its prequel. Over a decade later, the makers have come up with a sequel to one of the best commercial films. The film is still considered as a benchmark for commercial films. Sandakozhi was a landmark film in actor Vishal and director Lingusamy’s career.