KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review: Yashs Rocky Transitions From Bhai To Bhagwan, But The Atheist In Me Is Also A Critic! – Koimoi

KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Prakash Raj

Director: Prashanth Neel

Whats Good: Yash. Yashs style. Yashs action. And the thread that joins them all!

Whats Bad: Makers dont narrate the (half-baked) story, they howl in your eardrums!

Loo Break: The tracking rate of decibel/scene is so high that youll be forced to take one

Watch or Not?: Did you watch Chapter 1 and loved it? Give this a try as well, you may not love it as much but youll live through it

Available On: Theatrical Release

Runtime: 168 Minutes

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Author Anand Vasirajus son Vijayendra (Prakash Raj) continues to tell the infamous Rockys (Yash) tale to a news-channel editor starting from where it all ended in the first chapter. In his story, we see how Rocky, from bhai, has now transitioned into bhagwan for people around him. Now that he has killed Garuda, its Adheera (Sanjay Dutt) and his army who returns to find and kill Rocky.

Adheera isnt the only obstacle for Rocky to cross but he now is on the radar of Indias Prime Minister Ramika Sen (Raveena Tandon). While Rocky somehow dodges Adheera, its the Government that comes in his way of becoming the CEO of India (in his own words). In this triple threat match, will there be just one winner? Well, put some cotton in your ears and sit back to know!

Prashanth Neels ambition overrides his story-telling and thats the biggest issue of his script. Everything looks extremely cool visually, but the whole argument behind making things cool is weak. It comes with some similar issues as chapter 1 like why is everyone talking so loud with everyone? I wanted to keep a track of how long any scene could be silent but it was so loud, I couldnt concentrate.

Just to clarify, I dont mind loudness in films, Ive loved movies like Master, Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg and likes. But, this one doesnt just leave your mind numb, but it does the same thing with your ears as well.

Side Bar: A scene censors the word democracy changing it to demography, and I couldnt help but wonder about the irony of what a democratic society were living in.

Bhuvan Gowdas camerawork elevates the already monumentally mounted action sequences, to a level thats almost unseen in the Indian film industry. Yashs car chase sequence with play & pause transitions remains the best highlight of the film owing to its breathtaking cinematography and well-synchronised background score by Ravi Basrur.

But the same Class-A cinematography goes against the feel of the film when it rushes from one place to another in Yash & Sanjays combat scenes because as the films story, nothing is clear enough to understand anything.

Chapter 1 was enough to register why there could be no one else apart from Yash to get the machismo of Rocky with such accuracy & swag. Chapter 2 just strengthens the similar thought further by transitioning him from bhai to bhagwan. Makers make sure to keep Rocky bhai on the pedestal boasting his high-octane presence in every alternate scene. The way he delivers his self-written dialogues, one cant help but listen to him (even if that doesnt interest you).

Srinidhi Shetty gets too little to contribute to the narrative, plus she gets a song (Mehbooba) that clutters the second half without any solid explanation. Sanjay Dutt was expected to repeat Kancha Cheena from Agneepath but due to the storys myopic treatment, he doesnt get a single chance (apart from his introduction sequence) to register any intrigue.

Raveena Tandons PM remains one-dimensional throughout the film without creating any major impact. Prakash Raj is reduced down to be a mere narrator, adding nothing apart from his voice.

Prashanth Neel, like every other director working with worshipped by fans star, gives in to the fan service losing his focus from what shouldve been a raw & earthy treatment of the story. The film celebrates Yash not once or twice but in every scene, he is in, its just Prashanth fails to find equally interesting reasons to do so for most of such instances.

Ravi Basrurs background score serves in a huge spectrum from too loud to too trippy. Just like every other thing, even the BGM of this film is on steroids complimenting a few sequences, burdening others. Not a single song is going to remain in my playlist after the film, but the problem is they arent even situational.

All said and done, this jumps from larger than life to larger than god treatment, and gives Yash fans another reason to celebrate his heroism. But beneath all the screams and boisterous BGM, one important thing gets suppressed and rarely gets a chance to flourish intriguing storytelling.

Two and a half stars!

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KGF: Chapter 2 releases on April 14, 2022.

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KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review: Yashs Rocky Transitions From Bhai To Bhagwan, But The Atheist In Me Is Also A Critic! - Koimoi