‘Indian 2’ movie review: Kamal Haasan, Shankar’s underwhelming sequel relies more on its past legacy and future promise – The Hindu

Despite a barrage of ideas that usually work wonders in Shankar’s films, most of them in Kamal Haasan-led ‘Indian 2’ fall flat thanks to a disengaging plot needlessly stretched to milk the upcoming ‘Indian 3’

After making his debut with the Robin Hood-esque Gentleman and mounting a simple love story on a complex political backdrop with his sophomore film Kadhalan, director Shankar dialled it up to eleven with his third film, Indian. Apart from the trope of a former freedom fighter taking up arms against those decimating his country, the poignant backstory gave the titular hero a reason to turn vigilante, a cause worth sacrificing even his own son. This sense of emotional turmoil the character had


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