Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
| Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Venkat Prabhu |
| Produced by |
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (Presenter) S. P. B. Charan V. Rajalakshmi |
| Written by | Venkat Prabhu |
| Starring |
Jai Shiva Premji Aravind Akash Nithin Sathya |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | Rajesh Yadav |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Capital Film Works |
Release dates | 9 December 2016 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, who also produces the film along with S. P. B. Charan under Black Ticket Company and Capital Film Works. The film, which is a sequel to Chennai 600028 (2007), features several cast members from the earlier film including Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash and Nithin Sathya. The film's score and soundtrack will be composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the film is likely to release in November 2016.
Cast
- Jai as Raghu
- Shiva as Karthik
- Premji as Seenu
- Nithin Sathya as Pazhani
- Vijay Vasanth as Gopi
- Aravind Akash as Aravind
- Ajay Raj as Ezhumalai
- Inigo Prabakaran as John
- Mahat Raghavendra as OK
- Vaibhav Reddy as Maruthu
- Abhinay Vaddi as Ganeshan
- Vatsan Chakravarthy
- Sampath Raj as Guna
- Ilavarasu as Manohar
- Subbu Panchu
- Badava Gopi
- Santhana Bharathi
- T. Siva
- Sakthi Saravanan
- Viraj
- Vijayalakshmi as Selvi
- Sana Althaf as Anuradha
- Anjena Kirti
- Shanthini Mathivanan
- Maheswari Chanakyan as Ezhumalai's wife
- Krithika as Pazhani's wife
- Manisha Yadav as Soppanasundari (special appearance)
Production
Plans of making a sequel to Chennai 600028 have been reported several times in the media, first in 2007 shortly after the film's release.[1] In 2009, Indiaglitz.com reported that Venkat Prabhu and producer S. P. B. Charan would join together in 2010 to start the second part with a "top slot mass hero",[2] while Charan reiterated the same in an interview later.[3] In 2011, sources said that a sequel to Chennai 28 had been planned earlier but was not "on cards as of now".[4] In 2012, Venkat Prabhu again expressed interest in making a sequel, stating "I personally love to do Chennai- 28 with the tagline Second Innings".[5] This was confirmed after production of the film was officially unveiled on 28 February 2016.
Abhinay Vaddi, who had previously appeared in Ramanujan (2014), revealed that he had signed on to portray a negative role in the film and would sport a thick beard and moustache for his character.[6] Subbu Panchu also announced that he had signed the film during March 2016, while actress Anjena Kirti was brought into portray Vijay Vasanth's love interest.[7][8] Actor Viraj who had previously appeared in Chennai 28 part 1 as a small boy going to continue in its sequel. [9]
Soundtrack
| Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||||
| Released |
7 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label |
Doo Paa Doo.com Saanhaa | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Lyricist | Notes |
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| 1 | "The Boys are back" | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharini, Vasuki Bhaskar, Madurai Souljour | 3:50 | Karunakaran, Madurai Souljour | |
| 2 | "Nee Kidaithai" | Haricharan, Chinmayi | 4:06 | Niranjan Bharathi | |
| 3 | "Soppanasundari" | Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren | 3:43 | Venkat Prabhu | |
| 4 | "Idhu Kadhaiya" | Sean Roldan, Khareshma Ravichandran | 4:16 | Parthi Bhaskar | |
| 5 | "House Party" | Senthil Dass | 4:21 | Madhan Karky | |
| 6 | "Soppanasundari Remix" | Ranjith | 4:34 | Karunakaran |
References
- ↑ cinesouth. "Sequel to 'Chennai 600028' is coming!". Cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ "Chennai 600028 Part-2 with a top slot mass hero.". Indiaglitz. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ "A sequel to 'Chennai 600028'". Indiaglitz. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ "Godha isn't Venkat Prabhu's next". The Times Of India. TNN. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/kollywood-s-franchise-factory-opens-news-tamil-mfzfiKjchch.html
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/200416/abhinay-plays-baddie-in-chennai-28-sequel.html
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/050316/subbu-panchu-on-a-roll.html
- ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/anjena-kirti-talks-about-her-films-jumbulingam-3d-and-chnnai-28-sequel.html
- ↑ http://manam.online/Cinema/2016-OCT-31/Chennai-28-is-my-visiting-card-says-Actor-Viraaj