''Darling 2'' is a 2016
Tamil language
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comedy horror
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film directed by debutant Sathish Chandrasekaran and produced by Rite Media Works. The film stars
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan (born 20 February 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry along with few Malayalam films. He has collaborated with directors Mysskin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for ...
along with debutant Rameez Raja.
The film was earlier titled ''Jinn''.
K. E. Gnanavel Raja, impressed with the film, acquired the rights for the film and renamed it to ''Darling 2'', making it a sequel to ''
Darling'' (2015). The film released on 1 April 2016 to negative reviews from critics and became flop at Box office.
Plot
The film opens with a girl coming to see her parents getting possessed by a ghost.
The scene shifts to five friends who plan for a trip to Valparai. Aravind, initially reluctant to go, later accepts to have fun with his friends. They travel together when one of his friends, while clearing up his room, visualizes eerie things but refuses to tell his friends as he would be teased. They all reach Valparai and meet Valparai Varadhan, who gets things done for them.
Ayesha, the lover of their friend Ram, brings them dinner. Mysterious things occur, and the friends think that Krishna, Ram's brother, is possessed. Later, when they check the photo taken, they see Ram with them and understand that Ram is responsible for all the eerie things. When they go to Aravind to tell him about Krishna, they come to know that Aravind who is possessed by Ram and not Krishna. Ram narrates the story, telling that Aravind promised him to get permission for Ram from his parents to marry his girlfriend Ayesha. His parents did not accept her as she is a Muslim. Aravind tells Ram and Ayesha to stay at Valparai for few days, and by then his parents would accept. One day, Ram's parents make another arrangement for his wedding, but Aravind calls and tells Ram that convincing his parents can never happen as they dislike Ayesha. Then later, Aravind receives a call from Rafiq that Ram has slit his hands and committed suicide. In order to avoid Ayesha getting hurt, Aravind hides it from her and goes to Ram's house.
The scene shifts to Aravind possessed by Ram, who tells that he needs only Aravind to be killed and will never do anything to his Krishna or the other three of them. The friends seek help from Varadhan and try to tie a holy string. After several attempts, they do it and bring Aravind back. They go to the place where Ayesha lived and are shocked to see that she has already committed suicide on knowing about Ram's death. It was her spirit who brought dinner for them.
On that day when they are about leave Valparai, they are confronted by Ram and Ayesha, Aravind says that he is ready to die for this friend and says the story. It was Ram's birthday, so to surprise him, Aravind had told him to come to a place. The place is then revealed to be the register's office to get Ram and Ayesha married. Aravind wanted to surprise Ram by giving him a birthday gift, who is going to be Ayesha. So he mischievously lies, telling him that his parents will not accept Ayesha and tells him to stop spoiling Ayesha's life. Taking this seriously, Ram commits suicide. Aravind feels sorry for him and asks to take his life but after forgiving him. Ram says he either has to kill Aravind or needs to live a life through Aravind. The screen goes blank, and after few weeks, Aravind is engaged to the same girl who was possessed in the beginning, which implies that Ram and Ayesha will live together with the help of Aravind and his wife.
Cast
*
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan (born 20 February 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry along with few Malayalam films. He has collaborated with directors Mysskin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for ...
as Aravind
*Rameez Raja as Krishna and Ram
*
Kaali Venkat
Kaali Venkat (born 16 November 1982) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films in supporting roles.
Personal life
Venkat hails from Kudaiyadevanpatti a village near Kovilpatti. Venkat used to act in dramas during his school ...
as Rafi
*
Arjunan as Shankar
*
Hari Krishnan as Balaji
*
Ramdoss
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including '' Mundasupatti'' (2014), '' Maanagaram'' (2017), '' Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and '' Raatchas ...
as Valparai Varadhan
*
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
as Ayesha
*Swetha Gupta
Production
The film was earlier titled ''JINN'', but producer K. E. Gnanavel Raja of
Studio Green
Studio Green is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi. They have pr ...
made this as second part of his previous film ''
Darling'', which was also about a group of youngsters in a bungalow being terrorized by a ghost; he decided this could be part of the franchise.
The film is set in
Valparai .
The official trailer of the film was released on 21 October 2015.
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to
Jaya TV
Jaya TV HD is a Tamil language satellite television channel based in Chennai, India. Jaya TV HD is also broadcast to the expatriate Tamil community via various media partnerships. Hemant Sahai of HSA had Jaya TV HD as his first client. Jaya TV ...
.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Radhan of ''
Andala Rakshasi
''Andala Rakshasi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi in his directoral debut. It was produced by Sai Korrapati, under Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram, and co-produced by S. S. Rajamouli indepe ...
'' and ''
Yevade Subramanyam'' fame.
Think Music
Think Music is an Indian music label headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that specialises in South Indian film soundtracks.
Overview
Think Music India was started in 2007 and sold its first 46 titles including ''Vel'' (2007) and ''Paiyaa'' ...
have acquired the audio rights.
See also
*
''Darling'' (2015)
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 5151594
2016 films
2016 horror films
2010s Tamil-language films
2010s Indian films
2016 comedy horror films
Indian comedy horror films
Indian sequel films
2016 directorial debut films
2016 comedy films
Films scored by Radhan