| Tamizh Padam 2 | |
| Director: | C. S. Amudhan |
| Producer: | S. Sashikanth Chakravarthy Ramachandra |
| Story: | C. S. Amudhan |
| Starring: | Shiva Iswarya Menon Sathish Disha Pandey |
| Music: | N.Kannan |
| Cinematography: | Gopi Amarnath |
| Editing: | T. S. Suresh |
| Studio: | YNOT Studios |
| Distributor: | Trident Arts |
| Runtime: | 145 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Tamizh Padam 2: Police Athiyayam, or simply Tamizh Padam 2, is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language parody film written and directed by C. S. Amudhan and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios. A spiritual sequel to the successful Thamizh Padam (2010), the film stars Shiva, Iswarya Menon, Sathish, and Disha Pandey. The music was composed by Kannan with cinematography by Gopi Amarnath and editing by T. S. Suresh. The film released on 13 July 2018.
Shiva, the universal cop, has left the police department and has returned to his hometown of Cinemapatti. He is brought back in to resolve a crisis. Once the situation is handled, he is asked to join the department by Police Commissioner Yezhusaamy, but he refuses and walks away. P, a dreaded don who poses a threat to society, kills Shiva's wife Priya by using a cell phone bomb. Shiva is forced to rejoin the police department. Meanwhile, Shiva is finding a girl to marry on his grandmother's request. His conditions for a girl are that he wants a loosu ponnu (a bubbly but crazy girl). He sees Ramya and assumes that she is crazy since she went into a mental hospital van. With the help of his friends, he proposes to her, and she accepts his love.
Shiva learns that P has fixed a bomb somewhere by the clues which were given by P's henchman Wasim Khan. Shiva finds that P has fixed a bomb in a bus. He discovers that P has fixed the bomb so if the bus is driven less or more than five kilometers per hour, it will explode. However, Shiva saves the people inside the bus. Wasim is killed by Rithika, P's henchwoman. Shiva then discovers that there was someone in the department who is informing P about their ideas. He discovers and kills Inbashekhar, the mole, and is seemingly suspended.
Shiva realizes that Ramya is not a patient in the hospital but rather a psychiatrist, and breaks up with her. His friends advise him that he needs to reunite with her. He decides to, but Ramya has left for America. Shiva also goes there to find her, and they reunite in Central Park. Then, it is revealed that Shiva went on a mission in America so that he could catch P, and that he was not suspended. When the mission is in progress, Ramya is kidnapped and killed by P. Back in Chennai, Shiva is very sad about Ramya's death. His grandmother asks him to take her to the cemetery. She took some promises which were to kill P, marry a beautiful girl than Ramya (the girl he loved and which died), and to give her a great-grandchild.
Shiva sketches a plan to catch P by demonetising 500 and 1000 rupee notes with the help of the government. He goes to a temple to attend his friend Bharath's marriage. There, he meets Gayathri, a lookalike of Ramya, and gets shocked. He proposes to her in the next two minutes when he sees her. The demonetisation forces P to stand at an ATM queue because he had a lakh crores of 1000 rupee notes. Shiva executes his plan perfectly, but P escapes. Shiva catches him at his Kovalam beach resort. He kills him, but P comes alive and becomes the CM-elect of Tamil Nadu.
Bodhi, a saint, calls Shiva and says that P is immortal. The enmity between P and Shiva is for 76 generations. In 300 BC, King Adhiyamaan was ruling Kovai. He appointed Piyaar as the dance teacher of the kingdom, but his dance was demonic. Bharathamuni, another dancer whose dance was divine, wanted to do a dance-off with Piyaar. Adhiyamaan also said that the winner will get a jackfruit, which will give immortality to the one who eats it, and also his daughter Khaleesi will marry him, but Piyaar's henchmen kill Bharathamuni and his grandmother. As a result, Piyaar gets the jackfruit and becomes immortal.
Now, Shiva needs to go to 300 BC to win the dance-off with Piyaar. He gets a time travel watch from a watch mechanic. He goes to 300 BC, wins the dance-off, Khaleesi, and the jackfruit. He then comes back to 2018, and meets P, who kidnapped Gayathri. He reveals that he ate the jackfruit, and P is no longer immortal. He fights with his henchmen while Gayathri sings. Irritated by her singing, P kills her. Shiva also kills P and is arrested.
During the credits, Shiva is released from prison after 25 years. Worried that Shiva's romantic relationships with other women would result in their eventual deaths, his grandmother kills him, revealing her villainous "D" nature albeit being acquitted in the first film.
Director C. S. Amudhan confirmed that pre-production work was underway for a sequel to Thamizh Padam (2010) during July 2017. The film would feature Shiva reprising the lead role, while S. Sashikanth of YNOT Studios would be the main producer.[1] [2] After initially attempting to recruit Oviya to the cast, the makers chose to retain Disha Pandey from the first film, while actress Iswarya Menon was added to the cast. Sathish, who portrayed a minor role in the first film, was signed to play a larger role in the sequel. Kannan and T. S. Suresh who were part of first film was retained as composer and editor respectively, while Nirav Shah's commitments to Shankar's science-fiction film 2.0 (2018) meant that cinematography duties were assigned to Gopi Amarnath.[3] [4] [5] Gerard Pio, the assistant director of the film, also starred in the film in a supporting role.[6]
The film began with a launch event on 8 December 2017 held in Chennai, with the shoot beginning thereafter.[7] Two promotional posters for the film were released soon after the start of production, parodying the torrent site Tamil Rockers and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam's dramatic late-night meditation session at Marina Beach following his resignation.[8] [9]
On June 21, 2018, the director announced title change from the originally announced title Tamizh Padam 2.0 to Tamizh Padam 2.[10]
| Tamizh Padam 2 | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | N. Kannan |
| Released: | 30 June 2018 |
| Recorded: | 2018 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 27:39 |
| Label: | Think Music |
| Producer: | N. Kannan |
| Prev Title: | Thilagar |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Kuthoosi |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
All songs were composed by N. Kannan, who earlier composed for the director's previous ventures. The soundtrack was released by Think Music.
In Thamizh Padam, Amudhan parodied only Tamil films, but in this movie, he spoofs Tamil films as well as America and Hindi films.
| Film | Language | Scene parodied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Vayathinile (1977)[11] | Tamil | One of P's disguises is Rajinikanth's character of Parattai from this film. | |
| 2.0 (2018) | One of P's disguises is Akshay Kumar's character of Pakshi Rajan from this film.[12] | ||
| 24 (2016) | The watch mechanic and his time travel watch from this film are spoofed.[13] | ||
| 7aum Arivu (2011) | The character of Bodhidharma is spoofed. The song "Kalavarame" contains several callbacks to the "Mun Andhi" song visualizations from this film. | ||
| Aambala (2015) | Shiva's introduction scene is based on the flying SUV sequence, originally featuring Vishal. | ||
| Amaidhi Padai (1994) | Sathyaraj's halwa box is a hat tip to the famous scene where he gives it to Kasthuri. | ||
| Anniyan (2005) | One of P's disguises is this film's title character.[14] | ||
| Annamalai (1992) | The song "Naan Yaarumilla" contains a lyrical line which parodies the line "Ennai Vaazha Vaithathu" from the song "Vanthenda Paalkaran". | ||
| Appu (2000) | One of P's disguises is Prakash Raj's character Maharani from this film.[15] | ||
| Baahubali (franchise) | Tamil | The scene where Bharathamuni and his grandmother try to escape their attackers is a parody of Sivagami escaping with the child from the first film of this series. The film ends with a parody of the infamous Kattappa stabbing scene. The dialogue "Ithuvei en kattalai, en kattalaiye saasanam" is parodied. One of the film's promotional posters showing Shiva carrying the letter "U" parodies Prabhas carrying Shivalinga from the first film. | |
| Telugu | |||
| Baashha (1995) | Tamil | P spoofs the "Hey Hey Hey" dialogue from Baasha's interrogation scene. | |
| Bairavaa (2017)[16] | The lyrics "Varlaam Vaa" of the theme song of the film are sung in the song "Naan Yaarumilla" while Shiva reverses his car. | ||
| Bigg Boss Tamil (reality show, 2017-present) | The slogan of the show's first season, "Odavum Mudiyathu Oliyum Mudivathu", is mentioned in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||
| Billa (2007)[17] | Shiva sits in the swimming pool the way Ajith Kumar did in this film. | ||
| Black Panther (2018) | English | Shiva's return to Cinemapatti - dry lands from outside but a modern city on the inside (similar to Wakanda). | |
| Chatriyan (1990)[18] | Tamil | The scene of Vijayakanth's joining the police force back and his reason for it is a spoof of this film. | |
| Chinna Gounder (1992) | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | ||
| Enter the Dragon (1973) | English | One of P's disguises is the villain Han from this film.[19] | |
| Enthiran (2010) | Tamil | One of P's disguises is the evil version of Chitti. The scene where Shiva looks for a "Karuppu Aadu" is based on this film. | |
| Friends (2001) | Shiva mentions the dialogue "Aaniye pudinga venam" from this film. | ||
| Forrest Gump (1994) | English | Shiva sits on a park bench and delivers the famous "Life is like a box of chocolates" line from the film. | |
| Game of Thrones (TV series, 2011-2019) | The characters of Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister, as well as the tagline "Winter is coming" are spoofed. | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | Tamil | Shiva challenges P to a dance-off, similarly done by Star-Lord. | |
| I (2015)[20] | The dialogue "Adhukkum mela" is parodied. | ||
| Irudhi Suttru (2016) | P's henchwoman is based on the character of Madhi and is even named Ritika after the actress who played her. | ||
| Irumbu Thirai (2018) | The main character speaks about information security to the audience. | ||
| Jurassic Park (franchise) | English | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film, which shows Shiva holding a velociraptor. | |
| Kaakha Kaakha (2003) | Tamil | The item number contains elements of the "Thoodhu Varuma" song.[21] | |
| Kaala (2018) | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film, which shows Shiva holding a dinosaur instead of a dog from the original. | ||
| Kabali (2016) | The final scene where Shiva is released from jail is based on this film. The song "Neruppu Da" is parodied as "Paruppu Da" in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||
| Kadhal Desam (1996) | The song "Kalluri Saalai" is named here as "Palli Saalai", the instrumental theme of the song, and flowers falling on the road is based on this film.[22] | ||
| Kaththi (2014)[23] | The extended press conference scene, as well as the hero explaining a concept using idli, is based on this film. | ||
| Kanthaswamy (2009) | Vikram sings underwater in the song "Excuse Me Mr. Kanthaswamy". This scene was parodied in the end of the "Kalavarame" song. | ||
| Ko (2011) | After a supporting character dies, Jiiva appears and advises the lead couple to go for a song sequence. This parodies the setup of the song "Venpaniye" from this film. | ||
| Maan Karate (2014) | Sathish mimics Sivakarthikeyan's pose from the title poster in the song "En Nadanam". | ||
| Maanaadu (2021) | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film's first look poster. | ||
| Maari (2015) | Paramu, when describing about P, mentions about him being a lover of birds. P's history of becoming a gangster mirrors that of the titular character Maari also. | ||
| Madras (2014) | A political poster of V. I. S. Jayapalan's character is in the film. | ||
| Maragadha Naanayam (2017) | A lorry from this film can be seen in the song "Naan Yaarumilla" | ||
| Mankatha (2011) | One of P's disguises is based on Vinayak Mahadev. The dialogue "Money money" and the theme music are also parodied. Shiva's introductory scene of getting down from the car parodies Ajith's intro scene from the film.[24] | ||
| Men in Black | English | Shiva's bodyguards are dressed like the characters in the series. | |
| Mersal (2017) | Tamil | A character being hit by a vehicle for shock value is based on similar scenes from Atlee's films. P, while speaking to Shiva, utters Vijay's famous dialogue "Nee patra vaitha neruppondru" from the film. Shiva imitating Vijay's hand gesture while getting arrested is also based on this film. | |
| Muthu (1995) | The song "Vidukathaiya" is parodied. The parody of Rajinikanth's famous dialogue "Naan eppo varuven, eppadi varuven" from this film is used in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||
| (2016)[25] | Hindi | In the song "Phoenix Paravai", Shiva is seen bowling in one of the shots. | |
| Nadigaiyar Thilagam (2018) | Telugu | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | |
| Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012) | Tamil | A scene and dialogue featuring the hero singing to the heroine on a terrace is based on this film. | |
| Nooravathu Naal (1984) | One of P's disguises is based on Sathyaraj's villain character in the film.[26] | ||
| O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) | The heroine wears a T-shirt saying "Mental Manadhil",[27] a title of a song in O Kadhal Kanmani. | ||
| Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (2013)[28] | Tamil | The two blind violinists playing in the abandoned underground parking area are based on these films by Mysskin. | |
| Pisaasu (2014) | |||
| Pokkiri (2007) | Shiva speaks a line spoken by Vijay, the hero of this film.[29] | ||
| Puli (2015) | Choreography and concept of the song "En Nadanam" is a parody of the song "Mannavanae Mannavanae". Sathish's hairstyle in the period flashback is based on Sudeep's look in this film. | ||
| Rajini Murugan (2016) | The lines spoken at the start of the "Yennamma Ippadi Panreengalema" song are parodied. | ||
| Ra.One (2011) | Hindi | The position maintained by P when he returns from the dead is similar to the reassembly in this film. | |
| Rekka (2016) | Tamil | The "Kalavarame" song choreography and location parody the "Kanna Kaatu Podhum" song. | |
| Remo (2016) | Santhana Bharathi's character disguises himself as a nurse as does Sivakarthikeyan, the hero of Remo, leading to a similar proposal scene. | ||
| Roja (1992) | The character Wasim Khan (P's henchman) is based on a character from this film. | ||
| Saamy (2003) | A scene where the heroine foils a villain's attack by throwing a tiffin box is parodied. | ||
| Santosh Subramaniam (2008) | Genelia D'Souza, the heroine of this film, is mentioned in a conversation due to her character's nature. | ||
| Sarkar (2018) | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film's first look poster. | ||
| Saroja (2008) | This film's director (Venkat Prabhu) and actor (Premgi Amaren) appear for a song and perform dance steps from "Kodaana Kodi". | ||
| Sindhu Bhairavi | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | ||
| Singam (2010)[30] | The character played by Nizhalgal Ravi here is based on the same one he portrayed in this film. The film also pokes fun at holding press conferences to announce undercover operations. The way Shiva scratches the screen in "Naan Yaarumilla" in a similar fashion to how Duraisingam does. | ||
| Speed (1994) | English | The bus rescue scene from this film is parodied. | |
| (1991) | P returns to life in the form of liquid metal, based on a scene in this film. | ||
| Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018) | Tamil | The song "Naan Yaarumilla" contains the lyric "Ithu thaanaa serndha koottam, idhu ellam junior artist" . | |
| The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | English | One of P's disguises is based on Hannibal Lecter from this film. | |
| Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017) | Tamil | Shiva enters a scene by burrowing up from the sand, as Karthi, the hero of this film, did.[31] | |
| Theri (2016) | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | ||
| Thuppakki (2012) | The rooftop conversation between Shiva and the corrupt policeman is based on this film. The dialogue "I'm waiting" is also parodied during the pre-interval scene. | ||
| Thupparivaalan (2017)[32] | Shiva dresses up as Vishal's character of this film when he needs to solve a mystery. | ||
| The Dark Knight (2008) | English | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | |
| Thevar Magan (1992) | Tamil | The disguises of Shiva and P, the subsequent fight, Shiva's arrest in the climax, and the song in the background are all based on this film. One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | |
| Tik Tik Tik (2018) | One of the film's promotional posters is based on this film. | ||
| Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015)[33] | P's henchman uses the line "Virgin pasanga saabam unna summa vidaadhu" from this film. | ||
| The Twilight Saga (franchise) | English | The look of Manobala's character is based on Edward Cullen. | |
| Uttama Villain (2015) | Tamil | Barathamuni's look is based on Uthaman from this film. | |
| Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) | Tamil | Like Suriya from this film, Shiva travels to America carrying a guitar to meet his lover. | |
| Vallarasu (2000) | The character Wazim Khan and Shiva's dialogues about India-Pakistan unity is based on this film. | ||
| Vedalam (2015) | Shiva's transformation from meek to tough and the subsequent fight with thugs is a take-off on this film's scene. | ||
| Veeram (2014) | The plot of this film is mentioned in a conversation. | ||
| Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014) | Shiva rides a bicycle similar to the one owned by Dhanush, the hero of this film. | ||
| Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) | Shiva uses his "instinct" often. An American FBI agent who aides Shiva is named Anderson, the same name as the NYPD detective character who helps Kamal Haasan. | ||
| Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) | The character's inner monologues, as well as the openings of the songs "Hosanna" and "Aaromale" are parodied. | ||
| Virumaandi (2004) | The dialogue about forgiveness "Manikuravan manushan" Virumaandi is parodied. | ||
| Vivegam (2017) | The plot is mentioned in a conversation. A training montage features an exercise scene from this film. The line "Varen ma" is uttered by Shiva. Several lines reference the "Phoenix paravai". The scene where Kajal Aggarwal starts singing during the final fight is parodied. | ||
| Vikram (1986) | The "David pulla" reference to the killer of Siva's wife references the scene in Vikram where Kamal Haasan refers to the killer of his wife Ambika in the same expletive, surviving the censor cut. | ||
| Vikram Vedha (2017) | The interrogation scene between P's henchman and Shiva and the theme music parody a scene from this film. | ||
| Vishwaroopam (2013)[34] | Two of P's disguises are based on this film's villain played by Rahul Bose. | ||
| Walter Vetrivel (1992) | When P becomes Chief Minister, Shiva is forced to give slippers to him. | ||
| (2014) | English | Shiva goes back in time to alter the events of the 15th century. |
| Name | Parody | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Aishwarya Rajinikanth | The female dancers in the periodic flashback imitate Aishwarya's dance steps during her performance at UNESCO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelina Jolie | When Shiva arrives in America, he tells the police commissioner that Jolie picked him up. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajith Kumar | Ajith's act of disbanding fan clubs, motto of "Live and let live", and style of walking are mentioned in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Banwarilal Purohit | In one of the scenes, before entering the office, "P" pats a women's cheek and says, "Naan unakku thatha maathiri" . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhanush | When George explains about P's flashback to Siva, he uses films of Dhanush as references. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gangai Amaren | Shiva is a fan of Amaran's music, rather than the common A. R. Rahman or Ilayaraja. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gautham Vasudev Menon | Menon's films have the protagonist narrating about themselves and their romantic lives. The film's director Amudhan himself provided voiceover for these scenes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H. Raja | Raja's remark "You're an Anti-Indian" has been parodied as "Anti-American". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamal Haasan | Haasan's emotional statement of going to another country during the time of Vishwaroopam controversy has been parodied. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonetization similar to the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation is announced by the Prime Minister during the plot, which results in all of P's cash assets becoming invalid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O. Panneerselvam | Panneerselvam's meditation in Jayalalithaa's tomb and him getting emotional while taking his oath as Chief Minister have been parodied. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajinikanth | The opening credits of Rajinikanth are used. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silambarasan | Silambarasan's statement "Enakku nadikka theriyadhu" from Jodi No. 1 is mentioned in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sivakarthikeyan | Sivakarthikeyan's statement "En producer-ku car-ae illai" during a press conference of Remo (2016) parodied in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunny Leone | To figure out where the bomb is, Shiva asks for Leone's body size. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. Rajendar | During the audio launch of Puli (2015), Rajendar's speech of praising Vijay using the film's title as analogy is parodied at the end of the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vetrimaaran | Vetrimaaran's films Vada Chennai and Visaranai are mentioned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V. K. Sasikala | Sasikala's oath on Jayalalitha's tomb has been parodied. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vijayakanth | Vijayakanth's statement "Thookki adichuruven paathukka" is mentioned in the song "Naan Yaarumilla". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vijay Mallya | A wine shop and bank are named "Mallaya Sarbath Kadai" and "Mallya Bank" respectively. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vishal | Vishal's statement "Mandapam kattittu than kalyanam" (Others
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Release and receptionTamil Nadu theatrical rights of the film were sold for 3.5 crore.[35] The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay.[36] Sify wrote "On the whole, Tamizh Padam 2 is fun unlimited. [..] Sometimes, a good laugh is all you need to make your day." Behindwoods wrote "Combining the emotions and famed moments of many films and personalities in the same scene was noteworthy. Amudhan and his team have put to use, all these combinations to bring out a full-fledged entertainer." Cinema Express wrote "While the film's willingness to let nobody off the hook is truly refreshing, the comedy doesn't work nearly as often as it should". Times of India wrote "First things first — Tamizh Padam 2 offers what's expected from it. With a slew of spoof scenes taking potshots at umpteen number of Tamil movies, the unique attempt works this time, too." Hindustan Times wrote "While the film is a laugh riot, it lacks the freshness Tamizh Padam had. It works as a sequel because the films and themes they have picked are relatable. However, lack of freshness can reduce this franchise to a formula too."[37] Box officeThe film collected in first day, in second day and in third day bringing the weekend total to . The film collected in Chennai in three days.[38] External links |