Draupathi 2 released in theatres on 23 January 2026.
Premise
The movie is a story about the character Kadavarayan who is a soldier with valour and aim to protect his people and country by joining the Royal Army called as Garuda Padai. His brave acts make him earn the position and also become a king of a small area. The issues he face from non-native forces and how he handles the sources through bravery and planning is the central plot of this thriller movie.
The film documents a few historical events with artistic liberty on dialogues and narration.
In February 2025, Mohan G announced his next project titled Draupathi 2, a sequel to his 2020 film Draupathi,[5] reuniting with Richard Rishi for the sequel, where Richard is seen playing the role of the King Veera Simha Kadavarayan.[6] The film is jointly produced by Sola Shakkaravarthi under his Netaji Productions in association with GM Film Corporation.[7] Rakshana Induchoodan was cast in the film to play the titular role as Draupathi Devi.[8] Apart from the lead cast, the film also features Chirag Jani, Natty Subramaniam, Y. G. Mahendran, Bharani, Saravana Subbiah, Vela Ramamoorthy, Dinesh Lamba and others in key roles.[9] The film has dialogues written by Mohan along with writer Padma Chandrasekhar and the technical team consists of music composer Ghibran Vaibodha, cinematographer Philip R. Sundar, editor Devaraj, art director Kamalnathan, dance choreographer Thanika Tony, and action choreographer Action Santosh.[10] In an interview, Mohan stated that the film's story is inspired from a book called Moondram Vallalla Maharaja by Annal Kandar.[11]
Principal photography was wrapped up in September 2025 after completing several schedules in five months that began in Mumbai and concluded in Ariyalur.[12]
The film has music composed by Ghibran Vaibodha in his first collaboration with Mohan and Richard Rishi.[13] The first single titled "EmKoney" sung by Chinmayi Sripada was released on 1 December 2025.[14] According to News18, the makers decided to remove the Chinmayi version of "EmKoney" song from the film after she apologised to the audience for unknowingly working with Mohan G because of their conflicting ideologies.[15] Instead, Mohan revealed that a new updated version of the song sung by Padmalatha will be included in the film.[16] The second single titled "Tarasuki Ram" released on 7 January 2026.[17]
Draupathi 2 was released in theatres on 23 January 2026.[18] Earlier it was scheduled for release in December 2025[19] and then was postponed to 23 January 2026.[20] Due to Jana Nayagan getting postponed due to censorship delays,[21] it was preponed and scheduled for 15 January 2026 coinciding during Pongal.[22][23]
Reception
A critic of Dinamalar gave 2.5 out of 5 stars.[24] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Draupathi 2 is a passion project about regional history most viewers won't recognize. That obscurity is both its purpose and its limitation. The committed will find material worth engaging with. The rest may admire the effort from a polite distance."[25] Akshay Kumar of Cinema Express gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Draupathi 2 is a historically convenient and ideologically indulgent film that ends up as a dead weight of sorts."[26] Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Positioned as a historical drama, Draupathi 2 slips relies on flat characters, crude stereotypes and weak craft, leaving its strong political stance unsupported by storytelling or technique. Neither its performances, ideology nor technical making, help make Draupathi 2 watchable."[27] .[28]
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