Rana Naidu Season 2 Review: Rana Daggubatti and Venkatesh's second coming is sloppy

Whenever in a film or a series a character promises “one last job”, a line probably patented by bank robbers, you know how it’s going to turn out.

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In the first episode of Rana Naidu season 2, the titular character (Rana Daggubatti) says it to his wife Naina (played by Surveen Chawla). More than anything, I sighed under the weight of the expansive history of predictability of this line. The sophomore season is blotted by such cliches.

The villain’s seemingly ominous whistle precedes his entry. “It will be fun working with you,” a woman seductively tells our brooding hero. Also, I checked, there are a total of seven seasons of Ray Donovan, the American series from which the Indian version is adapted. So, “last job”, definitely not. You can stop giving me false hopes, Mr. Naidu.

Mumbai's best “fixer” is back to the old grind. His wife might be cheating on him, his brothers find new troubles to get into every day, his daughter is dating a rapper and no matter how much he tries, he can’t outrun his daddy and his issues. A new opportunity arises itself in the form of an industrialist Viraj Oberoi (played by Rajat Kapoor) and his children warring for his throne. There is also an antagonist in the mix: