''Aadu 2'' () is a

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language action comedy film written and directed by

Midhun Manuel Thomas Midhun Manuel Thomas is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam film industry. Personal life Midhun married Fibi Kochupurackal on 1 May 2018 at St. Sebastian's Church in Paralikkunnu. The couple have a son born ...

and produced by Vijay Babu under

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. It is the sequel to the 2015 film '' Aadu'', and stars an

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including

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, Vijay Babu,

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, Dharmajan Bolgatty,

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, Vineeth Mohan,

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, Baiju,

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and Harikrishnan reprising their roles. Principal photography began on 13 September 2017. ''Aadu 2'' which was one of the most anticipated film of the year released in India on 22 December 2017. Even though the first part of the movie didn't perform well, Aadu 2 became a blockbuster at the box office.

Plot

In the high range of

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, Shaji Pappan and his friends Arakkal Abu, Captain Sachin Cleetus, Krishnan Mandaram, Kuttan Moonga, Lalan P. K. alias Lolan and Bastin Pathrose are leading a normal life. One day, an uninformed Shaji fights and tosses an SI into a

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unaware that his friends were smuggling sandalwood. This leads him to being charged and bailed. He now has to report to the police station where Shameer joins as the SI. Due to this financial strain, Shaji and his friends decide to compete in a

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tournament to win a massive gold trophy. To pay for the entry fee of Rs.50,000 Shaji steals the documents for his house and uses it as collateral to take a loan from a

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, Irumbu Abdullah. Dude and his gang, who unable to go back to

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are working in a

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. The gang starts digging a tunnel to rob a bank nearby. They complete the tunnel and break into the vault the very night that demonetisation of Indian currency notes takes place. The demonetisation is also bad news for drug dealer Satan Xavier and his assistants Kanjav Soman and Battery Simon. Shaji's friends enters the tournament and wins the gold trophy. However, the trophy is stolen from them on their journey home. Shaji's mother, realizing that the house documents were stolen, faints and is taken to an hospital. The group then tracks down the thief, Anali Sabu, whose team were runners up in the tournament. Shaji and group break into Sabu's dance party to retrieve the trophy. They beat up Sabu and destroy his place. However, Sabu and his elder brother, Chekuthan Lassar, a notorious criminal, return and burn down Shaji's house. Lassar demands a hefty sum as compensation for the damages they caused. Mahesh Shetty, a

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is finalizing a deal to buy the

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plates of the new 500

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note. But Shetty's partner, Prabhakar, decides to cheat him by making a deal with Xavier. He does this by pretending to have the plates stolen from him. Soman informs Dude about this deal who then decides to steal the plates for himself. Coincidentally, these engraving plates as well as the back medicine for Shaji were to arrive on the same train at the same station. Shaji and his friends reach the station first and receive the plates instead, and Xavier's men get the medicine. This sets a motion, a relentless pursuit by all involved to get these plates. In the end, Shaji and his friends get the plates and gives it to Lassar to make new fake notes. But soon a foul occurs after which Lassar, Sabu and his henchmen hits Shaji and his friends but towards the end, Shaji and his friends fights back and defeats Lassar, Sabu and his henchman. Lassar tries to kill Shaji with a

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but Cleetus saves them. The government officials commend them for their honesty but give them a paltry reward.

Cast

as Pannimattathil Shaji Pappan *

as Arakkal Abu *

as Damodaran Unnimakan Delmon Edakkochi (Dude) * Vijay Babu as SI "Sarbath" Shameer *

as Saathaan Xavier * Dharmajan Bolgatty as Captain Sachin Cleetus *

as Krishnan Mandaram * Harikrishnan as Lalan P. K. (Lolan) * Vineeth Mohan as Kuttan Moonga * Unni Rajan P. Dev as Bastin Pathrose *

as Home Minister P. P. Sasi Aashan *

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as Driver Ponnappan (Cameo role) *

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as Kesav Sharma IPS, Joint Director of Intelligence * Hariprashanth M G as Chekuthan Lassar *

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as Anali Sabu * John Kaippallil as Mahesh Shetty *

as Kanjavu Soman, now Saathaan's ally *

as Battery Simon, now Saathaan's ally * Nelson Sooranad as Dragon Paili * Baiju as Panchayath President Uthup Theckeparambil, Anagapara Grama Panchayath *

as Irumbu Abdullah * Irshad as Prabhakaran * Ponnambalam as Mayilvahanam, Dude's boss/Hotel owner * Jayasanker Karimuttam as Lonappan * Sonal Devraj and Nicole Concessao as Dancers in the song "Changaathi Nannaayaal" * Nazreen Nazar as Stella *

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as Mary, Shaji Pappan's ex-wife (Cameo role) *

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as Mariyama, Shaji Pappan's mother * Athira Patel as Rachael, Shaji Pappan's niece * Manikandan Cheruvathur as SI Pradeep Kumar *

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as Constable Ayyappan Kutty *

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as Constable Pavithran * Ameya Mathew as Ponnappan's lover * Vineeth Thattil David as Kaippuzha Kunjappan (Cameo)

Production

The film is a sequel to the 2015 film '' Aadu'' produced by Vijay Babu and Sandra Thomas under the banner of

and directed by

Soundtrack

The film features soundtrack composed by

Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam film industry. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film '' Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny An ...

, it was released by Friday Film House. Lyrics for the songs were written by B. K. Harinarayanan, Manu Manjith, and Preethi Nambiyar. A single titled "Aadu 2 – Success Song" was also released, composed and sung by the sister duo

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and Abhirami Suresh.

Box office

The film collected 3.45

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on the opening day, the highest opening day for a Jayasurya movie, and 13 crore in the first weekend (5 days) in

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box office. It grossed $453,294 from 38 screens in the opening weekend (18 – 21 January) in the

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and $548,189 in three weeks. The film earned $31,776 ( 20.43 lakh) from the United States in four weeks. The film was the second highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2017 and ran over 100 days in theatres.

Sequel

A sequel titled '' Aadu 3'' was announced in 2022 and shooting of the film began in May 2025. The film is planning to release in theatres worldwide in December 2025 coinciding with

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References

External links

* {{Friday Film House 2017 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian slapstick comedy films Films scored by Shaan Rahman Indian sequel films Malayalam films in series Films directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas Indian action comedy-drama films Films shot in Idukki Films shot in Thodupuzha 2017 comedy-drama films