Karthikeya 2

Karthikeya 2 Movie is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language mystery adventure film written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. A sequel to the 2014 film Karthikeya, it stars Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran. The film is produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and People Media Factory. In the film, Dr. Karthikeya is on a quest to find the lost anklet of Lord Krishna.

The film was officially launched in March 2020. Filming took place in India, predominantly in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, in addition to Spain, Portugal, and Greece in Europe from February 2021 to March 2022. Made on a budget of ₹15 crore, Karthikeya 2 was released on 13 August 2022 to positive reviews from critics and emerged as a sleeper hit, in both Telugu and Hindi, becoming the 6th highest-grossing Telugu films of 2022. It won the Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 70th National Film Awards.

Karthikeya 2 Movie Cast 

Nikhil Siddhartha as Dr.Karthikeya Kumaraswamy Anupama Parameswaran as Mugdha

Anupam Kher as Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak (Cameo)

Adithya Menon as Dr. Santanu Mukherjee

K. S. Sridhar as Professor Ranganatha Rao

Srinivasa Reddy as Sadananda

Satya as Satya, Karthik's friend

Praveen as Ravi, Karthik's friend

Harsha Chemudu as Suleman

Tulasi as Karthik's mother

Venkatesh Mummudi as Abheera

Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Daivagna Sharma

Paran Murmu as Paran

Karthikeya 2 Movie Production 

The sequel to Karthikeya was announced in October 2017 by Nikhil Siddhartha through Twitter saying that it would commence from the end of 2018. However, due to delays from his previous film Arjun Suravaram, the film was officially launched in March 2020 in Tirupati with a puja ceremony.

Principal photography commenced in February 2021 and was shot in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. However, in March 2021 filming was stalled due to Nikhil suffering a leg injury.Filming then resumed in April 2021. In March 2022, the makers travelled to Spain, Portugal and Greece for the final schedule.

Karthikeya 2 Movie Release 

Karthikeya 2 was released on 13 August 2022 in Telugu along with dubbed version in Hindi. In April 2022, it was announced that the film was going to release on 22 July 2022 but was later postponed to 12 August 2022 in order to avoid a clash with Thank You. It was later pushed back a day due to avoid a clash with another Telugu film, Macherla Niyojakavargam.

Sakshi reported that the worldwide theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹17.25 crore. Zee Studios acquired theatrical, satellite and digital distribution rights of the film.Theatrical rights of the film were sold for ₹12.80 crore.

The Malayalam dubbed version of the film was released on 23 September 2022 in theatres across Kerala.

Karthikeya 2 Movie Reviews 

Karthikeya 2 opened to highly positive reviews from critics and audience.

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated the Hindi version of the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it "an adventurous ride that's a grander and more exciting version of the first part." A reviewer for 123Telugu rated the film 3.25 out of 5 stars and noted, "Karthikeya 2 is a well made adventure thriller filled with great visuals and engaging narration". Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Karthikeya 2 is a decent adventurous mystic thriller that works." Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India rated the Telugu version of the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Karthikeya 2 remains a worthy successor to Karthikeya minus the over-the-top strong-arming of Nikhil's character by the end."

A critic for Sakshi Post rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Karthikeya 2 is a brilliant and stunning thriller." Satya Pulagam of ABP Desam rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and noted, "The story of Karthikeya 2 isn't as good as the first part, but the screenplay of Karthikeya 2 is gripping, especially the second half and the climax. Some of the scenes and the drama are extraordinary." A critic for Pinkvilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Karthikeya 2 executes quite a few dangerous events without building a proper context. The mood of this film is this: it's either spirituality, science or skepticism on display". Grace Cyril of India Today rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Karthikeya 2 goes through various stages, but this journey could have been narrated in an easier manner."

A critic for Eenadu praised the backdrop, screenplay, and Nikhil's performance and called it an entertaining new journey. A critic for Andhra Jyothi called the film a 'spiritual thriller' and praised the director Chandoo Mondeti for giving the audience a new experience different from routine commercial films. Writing for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo opined that the premise is reminiscent of Ashwin Sanghi's book The Krishna Key. She further wrote, "Had the narrative been shorn of its preachy tone, Karthikeya 2 would have been a riveting thriller."

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