Celebrating 7 years of Kiccha Sudeep's  Kotigobba 2

Team OTTplay

August 12, 2023

Double role?

Kiccha Sudeep played a thief called Shiva and a realtor named Satya, with the latter getting in trouble for the former's deeds

The twin dilemma 

The KS Ravikumar directorial hinted that Shiva and Satya are twins. This was established only in 2021's Kotigobba 3

The plot

Satya disguises himself as a professional robber and loots wealthy people. He convinces the police that his twin brother Shiva is the culprit

Unique pairing

Sudeep was paired with Nithya Menen in the film. She, however, did not return for the next film in the franchise

Festival release

Kotigobba 2 released in theatres on August 12, 2016, as a Varamahalakshmi festival presentation

Bilingual-release

Kotigobba 2 was released in Tamil as well, where it was called Mudinja Ivana Pudi

Hit music

Kotigobba 2 brought D Imman to Kannada music. The songs were hits, especially the title track

Commercial success

Kotigobba 2 had a rousing reception at the box office, grossing Rs 35 crore at the time

The sequel

Kotigobba 3 was based on  plot point suggested by Sudeep and establishes that Satya and Shiva are actually twins