Honey Bee 2: Celebrations

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Honey Bee 2: Celebrations
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lal Jr.
Written by Lal Jr.
Produced by Lal
Starring Asif Ali
Bhavana
Baburaj
Sreenath Bhasi
Balu Varghese
Mamitha Baiju
Lal
Sreenivasan
CinematographyAlby
Edited byRatheesh Raj
Music by Deepak Dev
Production
company
Distributed by Adam's World of Imagination
Release date
  • 23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Honey Bee 2: Celebrations (also known as Honey Bee 2) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Lal Jr. It is a sequel to the 2013 film Honey Bee and features an ensemble cast, including Asif Ali, Bhavana, Baburaj, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Lal, Sreenivasan, Mamitha Baiju, Lena, Suresh Krishna, and Assim Jamal. [1] [2] The film is produced by Lal under Lal Creations. Honey Bee 2: Celebrations released on 23 March 2017. [3]

Contents

Angel's brothers decide to get their sister married to Sebastian. As the story moves closer to the wedding, the huge contrast in the cultures of both families leads to a conflict of opinion. The film generally received negative reviews as a result it became a disaster at the box office.

Cast

Production

A sequel to Honey Bee was immediately announced after the release of the film in 2013. However, due to various reasons, the project was delayed for two years. Later, Lal Jr. announced that apart from the original cast, actors Sreenivasan and Lena would also be essaying pivotal roles in the film. [5] [6] The film's puja (blessing) ceremony was held on 7 November 2016 in Kochi.

Soundtrack

Honey Bee 2
Soundtrack album by
Released2017
Genre Film soundtrack
Language Malayalam
Label Millennium audios [7]
Deepak Dev chronology
King Liar
(2016)
Honey Bee 2
(2017)

The film's soundtrack contains three songs, composed by Deepak Dev, and the lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nerane Nummade Kochi"Peethambar Menon,Thoppil Anto3:24
2."Jillam Jillala" Afsal, Rimi Tomy,Anwar4:21
3."Kinavaano" Deepak Dev 3:02

Release

Honey Bee 2 was released on 23 March 2017 in 125 screens across Kerala. It was released alongside Take Off .

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