‘Sudhu Kavvum 2’ movie review: Shiva’s disrespect can’t save this ridiculous comedy

A scene from ‘Sudhu Kavvum 2’

the chase is on. A police car is chasing a vehicle full of robbers, who are trying to escape after committing the robbery. The vehicle turns slightly, the police car disappears from sight, but the chase continues.

And at that time, Gururaj (Shiva) tells his colleagues what he thinks is a masterstroke. “The police will be in a hurry. When we lose sight of them for a second, just move towards them.” They do this, parking safely among other vehicles on the side of the road, while the police car, thinking it is It appears that the robbers have moved ahead.

This irreverent move by the robbers – and the way the entire sequence is conceptualized – sets the stage for Sudhu Kavvum 2, If this film – written and directed by SJ Arjun – had started from there, it could have been a crazy, fun ride, but alas, it didn’t. There are just a few moments to savor, while the rest are just filler, like a packet of chips that contains more air than chips.

But first, let’s go back to the beginning. Original Sudhu Kavvum, Directed by Nalan Kumarasamy and released in 2013, was refreshing as it had moments of genuine laugh-out-loud humor. Additionally, the crime-comedy genre was still largely untapped by filmmakers. This film starring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role was very successful. many celebrities including Sudhu Kavvum 2 Lead actor Shiva himself has described it as a ‘cult classic’.

But the second part is very different from the first part. There are some suggestions for the 2013 superhit film – it has characters with similar characteristics and also includes an imaginary girlfriend, things that make us nostalgic about the first part and the times in which we lived. But other than that, there’s not much to it Sudhu Kavvum 2 Which will make your 2024 even better.

A scene from ‘Sudhu Kavvum 2’

The film, at its core, is a political satire, with the story perhaps going like this: “An honest politician goes into a coma and things go astray in his absence. Can he return to bring peace and justice to the society?” But that’s just a small part of the proceedings, which also include the kidnappers’ side and the vengeful policeman.

There are good performances. Shiva is a bit funny, just like he has been in most of his earlier works. nothing more nothing less. As an astute politician, Karunakaran enjoys good time and makes the most of it. But none of this helps to push Sudhu Kavvum 2 Beyond what it is: a goofy comedy that doesn’t even try to push the envelope. What’s worse, it repeats many of the tropes from its source material, released 11 years ago.

And this brings us to the most burning question: why bother making a sequel when someone can write better original material? Agree, there is a temptation to get the audience’s expectations up from the previous hit, but to be successful, the new film needs to have some meat to it.

There is nothing like it Sudhu Kavvum 2. We hear that more sequel films are in the works in Tamil cinema. We are not waiting.