An uninspired, emotionally distant sequel

IN Soodhu Kavvum 2, Guru (Shiva), in his usual quirky style, opens up the dusty box from the 2013 original and tries to revive his "kidnapping" business after a jail term.

- NARAYANI M

He carries a first aid kit with him filled with alcohol and its accompaniments. The premise is there, but then dated jokes are thrown at the audience, like when a character says, "coma la irundharu," in reply to someone who asks him, "Goa la enna panitu irundharu?" Such stale attempts at evoking laughter essentially undermine the entire potential of the film.

Soodhu Kavvum 2 begins with the events before the original and then continues to narrate its story after Das's (Vijay Sethupathi) exit from the story. Arumai Prakasam (Karunakaran) has been the finance minister for the past 12 years and is also the first in the list of corrupt politicians in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, a former CM candidate wakes up from a coma after two decades and attempts to reform Tamil Nadu.