| Kick 2 | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Surender Reddy |
| Written by | Surender Reddy (Screenplay) Vakkantham Vamsi (Story & Dialogues) |
| Produced by | Nandamuri Kalyan Ram |
| Starring | Ravi Teja Rakul Preet Singh Ravi Kishan |
| Narrated by | Ravi Teja |
| Cinematography | Manoj Paramahamsa |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | S. S. Thaman |
Production company | N.T.R. Arts |
| Distributed by | Classics Entertainments (overseas) |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹30 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹43.5 crore[2] |
Kick 2 is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner of N.T.R. Arts. A sequel to the 2009 film Kick, the film stars Ravi Teja, Rakul Preet Singh, and Ravi Kishan. Teja reprises his role from the sequel, while also playing double role as a father and son. Kabir Duhan Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi, Brahmanandam, Shaam and Rajpal Yadav appear in supporting roles, with music composed by S. Thaman.
The film was officially launched on 20 August 2014, and the principal photography began on the same day. The audio soundtrack of the movie was composed by S. Thaman and was released on 9 May 2015. The film was released worldwide on 21 August 2015.[1] The film performed poorly at the box office, grossing ₹43.5 crore (US$5.4 million)[2] on a budget of ₹30 crore (US$3.8 million).[1] The box office results were below average.
Plot[edit]
The film opens with Kalyan Krishna arriving in Virginia to meet Kalyan, who has now married Naina and settled there. Kalyan tells Kalyan Krishna about the former’s son Robin Hood, who is completely contrasted in character as opposed to his father. Always looking for comfort in every aspect of life, Robin soon moves to Hyderabad to recover a plot of land belonging to his family that was grabbed by Settlement Durga. After challenging Durga that he will recover his land, Robin moves into the house of Pandit Ravi Teja, an astrologer who was behind Durga’s action of grabbing the land. Robin begins to make Pandit’s life miserable. An aspiring writer, Chaitra, is also smitten by Robin, and is rejected by her, who however poses the condition that should he fall in love with her anytime before he leaves for Virginia, he would stay back with her.
Meanwhile, a group of villagers from Vilaspur, a small town ruled by a ruthless landlord, Solomon Singh Thakur, are sent to follow Robin, who is believed to be the godsend who will save the village from the Thakur. Robin is successful in recovering his land, and minutes before his departure, realizes that he has caught feelings for Chitra. He attempts to meet her but witnesses her get kidnapped by the villagers. A diary of hers reveals that she belonged to Vilaspur, prompting Robin to travel there to meet her. On arrival, the villagers stage a drama to ensure that Robin stays in Vilaspur for as long as possible and gets into a tussle with the Thakur. However, the attempts of the village is often belittled by one of the villagers, Venkataratnam, himself.
Thakur’s son, Munna arrives at Vilaspur, and in a state of intoxication kills a young girl, who was the daughter of one of the villagers. This is all hushed up in front of Robin to keep the drama going. Eventually, a misunderstanding comes up during a festival, leading to a duel between Munna and Robin. The former ends up in a coma, but is recovered by Robin himself, who challenges Thakur to get Munna to fight him a second time. Munna and Robin meet yet again, and Munna ends defeated once more. When he shows fright to face Robin a third time, Thakur kills his own son.
The entire village is taken hostage by the Thakur, which has been deserted by Robin, who has found out that the villagers were conning him. However, a change of heart at the railway station because of Venkataratnam causes Robin to come back for the villagers and face Thakur. In a turn of events, Thakur’s army is revealed to have turned against him for Robin, and in a final duel, Robin injures and subdues the Thakur, leaving his fate to the villagers. The latter is tied to a pole and is set on fire (a practice Thakur had commonly used on the villagers) and burnt alive. The film ends with Robin and Chaitra reuniting, and the announcement of a sequel, Kick 3.
Cast[edit]
- Ravi Teja in a dual role as Robin Hood and Kalyan
- Rakul Preet Singh as Chaitra
- Ravi Kishan as Solomon Singh Thakur
- Brahmanandam as Pandit Ravi Teja
- Kabir Duhan Singh as Munna Thakur
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Settlement Durga
- Rajpal Yadav as Dunna
- Raghu Babu as Balwanth Singh Thakur
- Tanikella Bharani as Venkatratnam
- Posani Krishna Murali as Police commissioner
- Sameer Hasan as Journalist Rushendra
- Shekar as Chandan
- Kovai Sarala as Darling
- Shankar Melkote as Hollywood director
- Srinivasa Reddy as Suribabu
- Madhusudhan Rao as Jedcherla Balaram
- Sanjay Mishra
- Priyanka Nalkari as Kamala bhai's daughter
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Pruthvi Raj
- Raghu Karumanchi
- Chammak Chandra
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Doctor
- Venu
- Chanti as Chanti
- Vardhan
- Shaam as Kalyan Krishna (Guest Appearance)
- Ileana D'Cruz as Naina (Cameo appearance)
- Nora Fatehi as an item girl in item song "Kukkuruku Kick"
- Vandita as Munna Thakur's Sister
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