| Indian 2 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Written by | S. Shankar B. Jeyamohan Kabilan Vairamuthu Lakshmi Saravana Kumar |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | see below |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes[a] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | est. ₹250–300 crore[b] |
| Box office | est. ₹151 crore[8] |
Indian 2 (also marketed as Indian 2: Zero Tolerance) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by S. Shankar, who co-wrote the script with B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu and Lakshmi Saravana Kumar. The film is jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. It is the second installment in the Indian film series and a sequel to Indian (1996). Kamal Haasan reprises his role as Senapathy, an ageing freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption, alongside an ensemble cast including Siddharth, S. J. Suryah, Rakul Preet Singh, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Bobby Simha, Vivek, Nedumudi Venu, Kalidas Jayaram, Samuthirakani, Manobala, Gulshan Grover, Brahmanandam, Jagan, Guru Somasundaram and Deepa Shankar. In the film, Senapathy returns to India from abroad after over two decades to aid a group in dealing with corruption in the country.
The project was announced in September 2017. Sri Venkateswara Creations was initially on board, but opted out a month later. Lyca entered the production after that. Principal photography commenced in January 2019, and occurred sporadically over five years, before wrapping by March 2024. In 2020, an accident killed some crew members, and the COVID-19 pandemic delayed filming for two years until Red Giant Movies entered as co-producers. The technical crew includes musician Anirudh Ravichander, cinematographers Ravi Varman and R. Rathnavelu,[c] editor A. Sreekar Prasad, production designer T. Muthuraj and visual effects supervisor V. Srinivas Mohan.
Indian 2 was released worldwide on 12 July 2024 in standard and IMAX formats. Unlike its predecessor, the film was panned by critics, who compared it unfavourably to the original, criticising the screenplay, plot, characterization, direction, length and lacking emotional depth, while Haasan's performance received praise. The film grossed a total worldwide collection of ₹151 crore and was considered a box-office bomb.[8] Due to its length of over six hours, the film was split into two parts, with the later part Indian 3 scheduled for release in 2025.
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