Indian 2 Twitter Review: The Kamal Haasan starrer is Shankar's weakest film to date, say netizens

Indian 2 Twitter Review: Kamal Haasan and Shankar’s film impressed the cine-goers with its grandeur. But the netizens suggest that the outdated storytelling spoiled the experience.

A new still of Kamal Haasan and Bobby Simha from Indian 2.

Indian 2, the highly anticipated Kamal Haasan starrer directed by hitmaker Shankar, has finally hit the theatres today. The social thriller, which is a sequel to the 1996-released blockbuster Indian marked the Ulaganayagan and senior filmmaker’s second onscreen collaboration. The movie, which hit the theatres after a long delay, has left the cine-goers with mixed feelings. While the grandeur of Indian 2 has highly impressed the netizens, they also suggest that it is the director’s weakest film to date, owing to the unimpressive storytelling.

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Indian 2 Twitter Review: A missed opportunity?

According to the first reactions from the cine-goers on X (formerly Twitter), Indian 2 is a missed opportunity. The netizens suggest that the Shankar directorial, which begins on a high note, soon gets restricted by its outdated storytelling. Some film lovers even feel that the veteran filmmaker is still following the template narrative styles he used in his previous films, and it has not worked for the Kamal Haasan starrer. While Indian 2 has been impressing the audiences with its visual grandeur, the story and narrative have let them down.

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Kamal Haasan, the leading man has been receiving love from the audiences for his performance. The cine-goers on Twitter suggest that the Ulaganayagan shines in a few scenes (especially his fight scene with boxing experts, which was also seen in the Indian 2 trailer). However, the film fanatics suggest that the veteran actor’s make-up was far better in the 1996-released first installment. Meanwhile, the fans of both the actor and the filmmaker are defending the film, stating it was an average outing.

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Indian on OTT

We highly recommend you revisit Indian, the 1996-released Kamal Haasan starrer directed by Shankar, if you plan to watch Indian 2 in theatres. The blockbuster film is now available for streaming on Aha Tamil, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video. You can also watch the film, which stars Kamal Haasan in a double role as Senapathy and his son Chandru, on OTTplay Premium. AR Rahman composed songs and original score for the social thriller, which features a stellar star cast including Nedumudi Venu, Manisha Koirala, Sukanya, Urmila Matondkar, Kasthuri, and many others in the key roles.

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