Shivaji Surathkal 2

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Shivaji Surathkal 2
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Directed by Akash Srivatsa
Written byAkash Srivatsa
Abhijith YR
Produced byRekha K. N.
Anup Gowda
Starring Ramesh Aravind
Radhika Narayan
Meghana Gaonkar
Sangeetha Sringeri
Nassar
Aarohi Narayan
Music byJudah Sandy
Production
company
Anjanadri Cine Creations
Distributed by KRG Studios
Release date
  • 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shivaji Surathkal 2: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film directed by Akash Srivatsa and produced by Rekha KN and Anup Gowda under Anjanadri Cine Creations. It stars Ramesh Aravind, Radhika Narayan, Meghana Gaonkar, Sangeetha Sringeri, Nassar and Aarohi Narayan. The film is the sequel to 2020 film Shivaji Surathkal .

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Shivaji Surathkal 2: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi was released on 14 April 2023, where it received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

Detective Shivaji Surathkal leads a happy life with his adopted daughter Siri Surathkal, where he is called by DCP Deepa Kamath to investigate the disappearance of Nidhi, who is the daughter of a journalist named Dilip Rai. Shivaji, along with constable Govindu leave for Yellapur as Nidhi was with her friends on a trip. Shivaji, Govindu and the area SI Mahesh search for Nidhi, where they find her corpse at an abandoned area and also a letter written in Halegannada. Shivaji uploads it to social media for anyone to inform them about the letter, where they learn through a lady that her daughter Nethra was also killed in the same manner and the same letter was found.

Through his father and retired DGP Vijendra Surathkal, Shivaji learns that the motive of the killer is to exact revenge and that the killer's name is Maayavi as inscribed in the letter. Maayavi sends a camera to Shivaji and the police department, challenging them to save the third victim from getting killed. Shivaji tracks down the place where Maayavi plans to kill the third victim. However, Maayavi kills the third victim, who is revealed to be Inspector Kiran, and challenges Shivaji to save the fourth victim. Shivaji learns that the fourth victim is actually Pankaja, a dubbing artist and Vijendra's friend Adv. Ramakant Joshi's daughter. Shivaji tracks down Maayavi and Pankaja on a train, where Maayavi escapes and Shivaji chases after him. Shivaji is knocked down by Maayavi, where he wakes up and learns that Maayavi has framed him for the killings. Despite under house arrest, Shivaji learns that Maayavi's motive behind the targets are related to Siri and recollects the past.

Past: Shivaji meets Siri's real mother Lakshmi, who requests him to save Siri. While Shivaji heads to a medical shop to buy his anxiety tablets, Lakshmi hides Siri in Shivaji's car and leaves, where she dies in a hit-and-run case. Shivaji decides to legally adopt Siri as his daughter. However, Siri is taken away by Vijendra and Shivaji confronts him about the reason. Vijendra reveals that Lakshmi was killed by her psychotic husband Prof. Rudra, who was directed to undergo psychotherapy in a mental hospital after he tried to kill Lakshmi for slightly injuring Siri. Rudra had escaped from the asylum for Siri and had killed Lakshmi when she refused to reveal about Siri's location. Vijendra decides to use Siri as a bait to capture Rudra, but Shivaji refuses due to fear of Siri suffering from mental trauma. Vijendra finally manages to make Rudra confess his killings, where he mentally tortures him. However, Rudra escapes again from police custody and is nowhere to be seen.

Present: Shivaji analyse that Nethra, Nidhi, Kiran and Pankaja were killed as their fathers were also involved in separating Siri from Rudra and his fifth victim is Shivaji himself. Shivaji also reveals that Rudra did not frame him as the killer and confronts Mahesh. Mahesh reveals that Rudra had warned Vijendra about Shivaji's impending death and Vijendra had taken help from some of his contacts in placing Shivaji under house arrest. Shivaji calls Vijendra and learns that Rudra has kidnapped him. Rudra tells Shivaji to bring Siri in exchange for Vijendra's life. Shivaji brings Siri and Rudra reveals himself to be Dr. Prathap, whom Shivaji had met earlier. Rudra reveals that he was forced to take plastic surgery due to a fire accident during his escape and had changed his identity to Dr. Prathap. Shivaji finally manages to finish Rudra/Dr. Prathap and saves Siri, but Vijendra gets shot and dies. In the aftermath, Shivaji and Siri scatters Vijendra's ashes in the sea.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Sridevi S of Times of india gave 3/5 stars and wrote that "Overall, the audience can go to the theatres to be charmed by Shivaji’s wit and intelligence and to watch him solve another interesting mystery case, at his own pace." [1] Subha. J. Rao of The News Minute gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Editor/director Akash Srivatsa strikes gold with his sequel of Shivaji Surathkal . The interesting writing and the pace of the film take it to the winning post." [2]

A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Shivaji Surathkal 2, a pure investigative thriller amid a slew of commercial entertainers comes across as a relief. While most of the usual heroes take down dozens of goons with their brawn, Shivaji Surathkal once again wins the day with his brain." [3] Swaroop Kodur of OTTplay gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Shivaji Surathkal 2: The Mysterious Case Of Maayavi boasted a big opportunity to take things a notch up but the lack of clarity in the approach pulls it down." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shivaji Surathkal 2 Movie Review : An emotional, suspense-filled thriller". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Shivaji Surathkal 2 review: There is lots to love in Ramesh Aravind's taut thriller". The News Minute. 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "'Shivaji Surathkal 2' review: Investigative thriller does thrill in ample parts". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shivaji Surathkal 2 review: Ramesh Aravind shines in a clumsy thriller that works sparingly". OTTplay. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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