Ko 2
| Ko 2 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sarath Mandava |
| Written by | Bakkiam Sankar (dialogues) Raja Ram (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sarath Mandava |
| Story by | Sarath Mandava Anand Ravi (base story) |
| Produced by | Elred Kumar Jayaraman |
| Starring | Bobby Simha Prakash Raj Nikki Galrani |
| Cinematography | Philip R Sunder Venkat M. |
| Edited by | Richard Kevin |
| Music by | Leon James |
Production company | R. S. Infotainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ko 2 (transl. King 2) is a 2016 Indian political thriller film co-written and directed by Sarath, who earlier worked as associate director/screenplay writer for films like Unnaipol Oruvan and Billa II. The film is produced by Elred Kumar and stars Bobby Simha and Nikki Galrani, while Prakash Raj reprises his role from the first film. Bala Saravanan, Ilavarasu, and John Vijay play supporting roles. The music was composed by Leon James with editing by Richard Kevin.
This film is a
, the film was planned to release in April 2016 but released on 13 May 2016.Plot
A commoner named Kumaran kidnaps the
Meanwhile, as Santhanapandian and his deputy,
To avenge their deaths, Kumaran plotted with Priyadharshini and Bala to kidnap Yogeeswaran and expose Thillainayagam slowly through false media reports using Bala's incorrect answers during police interrogation. In the process, the police take Thillainayagam's sons into questioning. After being tortured, they eventually accept and expose Thillainayagam as Kumaraswamy's murderer, even giving them the location on Thillainayagam's lawn where they buried Kumaraswamy. They dig up the spot and discover the skeleton of Kumaraswamy. The police arrest Thillainayagam, and Kumaran releases Yogeeswaran. Kumaran also escapes from his hideout and poses as a journalist, while Yogeeswaran says he cannot identify the kidnapper. Even Sanathanapandian gives up on pursuing the kidnapper, as the latter had kidnapped Yogeeswaran with good intentions.
Cast
- Bobby Simha as Kumaran, a commoner
- Prakash Raj as Chief Minister Yogeeswaran
- Nikki Galrani as Priyadharshini (Voice dubbed by Uma Maheshwari)
- Bala Saravanan as Bala
- Ilavarasu as Home Minister Thillainayagam
- John Vijay as Police Commissioner Santhanapandian
- Nassar as Kumaraswamy
- Karunakaran as Kumaran, Kumaraswamy's son
- Bharath Reddy as ACP Arivazhagan
- Shan as Kishore
- Reshma Pasupuleti as Shobana
- Mayilsamy as Yogeeswaran's party volunteer
- Crane Manohar as Yogeeswaran's party volunteer
- Gowtham
- Ravi Venkatraman
Production
Following the success of Ko (2011) directed by K. V. Anand, the producers had floated the idea of a potential sequel with pre-production work beginning on a follow-up film featuring co-producer James in the lead role.[1] The film, however, failed to take off and in April 2015, Elred Kumar announced that he would be producing Ko 2 and that the new venture would be made by an entirely different team. New actors and technicians were added to the team to replace those involved in the original, with Sarath announced as the director.[2][3] Bobby Simha and Nikki Galrani were revealed to be the lead actors, while it was announced that Prakash Raj would play the role of a Chief Minister.[3] Leon James, who made his debut with Kanchana 2, was signed on to compose the film's score and soundtrack.[4]
In June 2015, the team released a motion poster and announced that the film was 50% complete.[5]
Music
The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Leon James, in his first solo venture after previously working on two songs on Kanchana 2 alongside three other composers.
The song "Unnai Matrinal" was released as a single track song as a tribute to ex-president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, it was released on 14 August 2015. The album was released on 1 October 2015, but a promo for each song was released a week before. "Kohila" promo was released 22 September 2015, "Kannama" promo was released on 23 September 2015, and "Vidaadha" was released on 24 September 2015.
Behindwoods rated the album 3 out of 5 and said, "The album stays true to the film’s theme and also vouches for novel experimentation and musical feast!".[6] The audio rights are secured by Sony Music.
| Ko 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 23:31 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Leon James | |||
| Leon James chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kannama" | Salim Merchant | 4:25 | |
| 6. | "Unnai Matrinal" | Na. Muthukumar | Harish Sivaramakrishnan | 4:34 |
References
- ^ "Ko 2 from KV Anand?". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Bobby Simha and Nikki Galrani in 'Ko' sequel". sify.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b "A sequel to KO is here ..." behindwoods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Leon to Compose Music for Ko-2". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "BLOCKBUSTER SEQUEL JOINS THE DIWALI RACE?". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Ko 2 (aka) Ko 2 songs review. Behindwoods.com (1 October 2015). Retrieved on 2015-11-05.
External links
- Ko 2 at IMDb
