Karthikeya 2 Review: Movie Review: Karthikeya 2
Title: Karthikeya 2
Rating: 2.5/5
Cast: Nikhil, Anupama, Anupam Kher, Tulsi, Srinivasa Reddy, Viva Harsha, Aditya Menon etc.
Camera: Karthik Ghattamaneni
Editing: Karthik Ghattamaneni
Music: Kalabhairava
Producer: TG Vishwaprasad, Abhishek Agarwal
Directed by: Chandu Mondeti
Release Date: 13th August 2022
Usually Nikhil's films don't have routine storylines. There will be something very new. Moreover, as it is a sequel to Karthikeya 1, expectations are also positive. Since the film is set in the background of Lord Krishna, there is a lot of scope for fantasy fiction. Many factors can be combined to form a blood clot. Let us tell you how it is.
The film begins with an archeologist finding an ancient book in a library in Greece. For that matter it is linked to the time of Lord Krishna in Dwapara Yuga. With that link, a link is formed without even knowing the hero here. So our hero is a doctor. Like Karthikeya 1 he has a scientific temperament. But that story has nothing to do with Karthikeya2.
Whatever the subject matter, there should be an organic flow while driving the story. It is a mistake to think that the audience will understand if the scenes are stacked one after the other. Cinema is not just about understanding, it is about feeling. If you keep that feeling all the way through, it will be the best film. A half hour in the climax just doesn't seem to matter. But films like this have to be driven by strong screenplay and strong scenes. The main minus is that the conflict point is not established for a long time in the first place.
There has always been a theory that there is a lot of science in Sanatana Dharma, which the West has dismissed as pure myths. Adding strength to it, many speakers are speaking and writers are writing. But while telling it as a movie, it should be real, touch the heart, make the eyes open and make people discuss (like Kashmir Files).
Much of the first half feels like a stretch. There is not a single scene that feels emotion. For a long time, the con-conflict is left to wait patiently for the hook point without realizing what it is.
If there are villains in this, they are visible to the eye, but they don't seem like villains from an emotional angle. Because all the villains are devotees of Krishna.
Keeping aside this shortcoming as a story, the climax is worth sitting for half an hour. But mostly Gopichand's "adventure" is remembered. The same format is used.
Anupam Kher appeared in a guest role in the dialogue and it should have been made more emotional for the audience. It doesn't matter if the length is a bit longer for that. In Kashmir Files, the hero speaks for about a quarter of an hour on a similar occasion. The same was highlighted for the movie. Here the director misses that opportunity.
Kalabhairava's background music should have been stronger in terms of technical aspects. There are many scenes that can give you goosebumps with the background music. But the music director did not make much use of that opportunity.
As far as the song is concerned, it hinders the story and is not useful.
Camera work, graphics, locations are all rich.
Chandu Mondeti as a director should have made it more gripping. The whole story is a journey to find a trace of an ancient object. But there is a scene of an exorcist which is not necessary for the story and some dialogue about the hero's understanding of women's mind is given. Some of these seemed amateurish and forced.
Hero Nikhil has done justice to his role. Anupama Parameswaran is more like a side kick than a heroine. Srinivasa Reddy laughed with some timing tricks. Viva Harsha is ok. Aditya Menon's role is not detailed. Anupam Kher was good for a while. Tulsi's performance as a mother is perfect.
Due to respect for Sanatanadharma and devotion to Lord Krishna, this movie is liked here and there but naturally there are many weaknesses in it. In any case, the efforts of the producers and the director should be appreciated for choosing an out-of-the-box story instead of the routine. It is a religious thriller with no profanity anywhere so it is a must watch with kids.
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