500C & counting!!! Oh yes, you heard it right, Prashanth Neel's "KGF Chapter 2" have taken an insane opening at the box office & these mind boggling figures are from just 4 days. After an enforced delay of close to 1.5 years due to COVID, the much awaited sequel hit the screens last Thursday. It was proclaimed to be the clash of the titans as it locked horns with "Beast", but the latter turned out to be a damp squid. At the same time, "KGF2" had the masses thrilled with the wholesome entertainment that it provided & essentially made the goosebumps go into overdrive mode.
After Anand Ingalagi (Anant Nag) had narrated the events shown in the prequel, he suffers a stroke & his estranged son, Vijayendra (Prakash Raj) takes on the mantle of the narrator. Rocky (Yash) was the undisputed king of KGF much to the chagrin of the other partners & they device plans to plot his downfall. This included the return of Adheera (Sanjay Dutt), the dreaded warlord who guarded the gates of KGF in the past. To add onto the challenges, the PM Ramika Sen (Raveena Tandon) was determined to put an end to Rocky's reign.
With just three movies old, Prashanth is already hailed as one of the most talented directors in the nation & it would be hard to brush aside that fact. After enthralling the audience with the prequel, he pulls off the sequel with such flair that we are left gobsmacked with what he has created on screen. It isn't as if he had penned a script that was novel & one of a kind, but rather his vision and the the stylised execution made sure that it palatable to most despite the fact that it is loud, outlandish and exaggerated. The protagonist is shown as a flawed character who goes all out to meet his plans & with a run time of close to 3 h, we are left asking for more.
Apart from Prasanth's brilliance, he had a solid crew who pretty much excelled in all the department be it Bhuwan Gowda's sensational visuals & colour grading used, Ujwal Kulkarni's impressive editing (damn..he is a teenager!!!), Ravi Basrur's rocking BGM, the art department, costumes etc. Each one of them deserves an applause. On the performance front, Yash, Raveena & Sanjay Dutt gave riveting performances & they were ably supported by Prakash Raj, Archana Jois (as Rocky's mother) & the others.
Verdict: Undoubtedly a must watch flick that gives a wholesome theatrical experience. So make sure to watch it in a good theatre without fail. With regard to the script, it isn't something unique but the manner in which it has to be mounted on the silver screen is just cool. In short, do check it out & dont forgot to watch the end credits!!!
Rating: 3.75/5
Regards...Ben
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