Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander

Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language Action film directed by Perarasu in his Malayalam debut. The film is produced by Ajmal Hassan. It is unofficial sequel to 1990 Malayalam cult classic film Samrajyam which stars Mammooty in the lead. Unni Mukundan played the lead role of Jordan, the son of Alexander who was the protagonist in the prequel. Akanksha Puri played the female lead making her debut in Malayalam.[1]

Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPerarasu
Written byPerarasu
Produced byAjmal Hassan
StarringUnni Mukundan
Mammootty
R. Parthiban
Akanksha Puri
K.C.Shankar
Vijayaraghavan
Madhu
Rahul Menon
Suman
Devan
Manoj K. Jayan
CinematographySekhar V. Joseph
Edited bySamjith Muhammed
Music byR. A. Shafeer
Background Score:
S. P. Venkatesh
Production
company
Gayathri Film International
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The film's songs were composed by R. A. Shafeer whilst the background score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh, with lyrics written by Sarath Vayalar, while Shekar V. Joseph handled the cinematography. The film was released on 13 June 2015.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Ajmal Hassan. It was filmed in Spain, Australia, Dubai, England, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad. The film was released on 13 June 2015.[3]

The film was dubbed and partially reshot in Tamil as Tihar with Parthiban, M. S. Bhaskar and Kadhal Dhandapani.[4][5][6][7]

Soundtrack

Music by R. A. Shafeer.

Malayalam version
  • "Saghi Ninte Neela" - Sadhana Sargam, R. A. Shafeer
  • "Meghathin Meethada" - Kumar Sanu, Lekha P.
  • "Kettu Pottiye Pole" - Sunidhi Chauhan
  • "Irutine Pootanai" - Shaan, Kushboo Jain
Tamil version
  • "Ezhuvannam Pola" - Ranjini Jose
  • "Methathai Meeruda" - Srikanth Deva & Krishnaveni Perarasu
  • "Sathiradum Neela" - Sathya Prakash, Vinitha
  • "Yarivan Yarivan" - Tippu

Reception
Malayalam version

A critic from Nowrunning wrote that "Perarasu's Samrajyam 2 is a folly of sorts. For one, it has the gall to pretend to be a sequel to a film that many viewers still hold close to their hearts. And what's more, it does so by cooking up a tale that is unwittingly tedious, narrated in a fashion that is hideously bland".[8] A critic from Indiaglitz stated that "Its sequel Samrajyam 2 is nothing but a disaster".[9]

Tamil version

A critic from Nettv4u wrote that "This is a onetime watcher movie. If you are looking for an entertainer movie then this movie is for you".[10] A critic from Nowrunning opined that "Overall, Tihar is an utterly annoying action drama with endless number of poorly choreographed action sequences".[11]

References
  1. "'I don't regret doing Samrajyam 2'".
  2. "Unni Mukundan: Samrajyam 2 releases finally". Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 'Samrajyam 2' to be directed by Perarasu – South Cinema – Malayalam News – ibnlive. Ibnlive.in.com.
  4. "Stay order against Perarasu's Tihar". sify.com.
  5. Naig, Udhav (2 December 2014). "A timely reboot of style". The Hindu.
  6. "Parthiepan plays villain in Perarasu's film". 11 August 2015.
  7. "Perarasu's title sentiments continue - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "Samrajyam 2 Son of Alexander Review | Samrajyam 2 Son of Alexander Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 6 June 2015.
  9. "Samrajyam 2 Son of Alexander review. Samrajyam 2 Son of Alexander Malayalam movie review, story, rating".
  10. "Complete Entertainment with a Blast (English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam)".
  11. "Thihar Review | Thihar Tamil Movie Review by SMK". 23 August 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.