2017 film by Midhun Manuel Thomas
Aadu 2 (transl. Goat 2) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and produced by Vijay Babu under Friday Film House. [1] It is the sequel to the 2015 film Aadu, and stars an ensemble cast including Jayasurya, Saiju Kurup, Vinayakan,Vijay Babu, Sunny Wayne, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Anson Paul, Mamukkoya, Bhagath Manuel, Vineeth Mohan, Indrans, Baiju, Bijukuttan, Sudhi Koppa 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.[2][3][4][5] Even though the first part of the movie didn't perform well, Aadu 2 became a blockbuster at the box office.
Plot
2016 : In Mangalore, where a group of smugglers are discussing smuggling black money. Gang member Prabhakaran hires two state labourers to handover a box of coinage by which they can earn crores of money. As per his instruction, they make him unconscious and escapes to a local station named Gomangalam, state of Tamil Nadu.
In the high range of Idukki lives Shaji Pappan, who is now coping with all his troubles and leading a normal life along with his mother and niece. He earns a living by farming. When Krishnan and Capt. Cleetus are on their way to Pappan's estate with manure, they are blocked by the sub-inspector. Shaji Pappan arrives here, gets enraged and throws him into a nearby dam unaware that there is sandalwood along with manure. The offense is charged against him for thrashing the SI and illegally smuggling sandal. Later he is bailed out on wherewithal of hostage of two person and a compensation of Rs. 50,000, on the condition of signing at the local police station. On the other side, Sarbath Shameer, after getting suspended from his department, requests to P.P Sasi Aashan, who is now Home minister to give back his position. On Sasi's recommendation, Shameer joins as SI and is appointed near where Shaji Pappan lives.
Shaji and his team decide to compete in a tug-of-war tournament in which the first prize is a massive gold trophy. They learn that the entry fee costs Rs. 50000; and the only way to get that much money is by putting Shaji's house on mortgage. His mother furiously objects to this idea, forcing Shaji to steal the documents and give them to Irumbu Abdullah secretly. Shaji's team starts training for the tournament.
Meanwhile, Dude and his gang are unable to go back to Bangkok after their failure to find Neelakoduveli for their boss, and are now in Idukki along with the driver Paili. Dude now works in a restaurant situated on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border under the name Sulaiman. The gang starts digging a tunnel to rob a bank near the restaurant.
Shaji's team enters the tournament and triumphantly wins the gold trophy. The team comes home and Shaji boasts about his victory to his mother and spills the beans about stealing the documents. Shaji decides to flaunt the trophy but then they realize that their trophy is stolen and replaced with a bamboo one. At this point Shaji's mother suffers a seizure and is carried to the hospital. Upon waking up, she curses loudly at Shaji, blaming and scolding him. Later Kuttan Moonga tells Shaji that he tracked the person who stole the trophy. The thief was Anali Sabu, brother of the deceased criminal Chekuthan Lassar. His team had been second in the tournament. Seeking revenge, Shaji and group break into Sabu's dance party to retrieve the trophy. They also beat up Sabu and his men and destroy the place in the process.
A few days later, Shaji returns home to find his house in flames. They are shocked to see Anali Sabu and his supposedly-dead brother Chekuthan Lasser outside. Lassar demands a hefty sum as compensation for the damages they caused at the party. Shaji is knocked unconscious and ends up at hospital next to his mother. Dude's gang completes the tunnel after six months and Paili commits the heist on 8 November 2016. Unfortunately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi orders de-monetisation of Rs.500 and Rs. 1,000 notes the same night; shocking the entire nation. Shaji regains consciousness the next day and learns about the de-monetisation. As a result, Shaji is left unsure of how to raise money for all these expenses piling up on him. This is also bad news for underworld dealer Satan Xavier and his assistants Kanjav Soman and Battery Simon.
Mahesh Shetty, who is involved in counterfeiting business, is also disappointed. But the next day, he receives an offer from one of his white-collar friends who says that he can give him the engraving plates of the new 500 rupee notes which have not yet been released. He demands $2 million in $ for the plates and Shetty agrees. But Shetty's trusted partner decides to cheat him by making a deal with Satan Xavier for $3 million. He does this by hiring two Bengalis to take the plates and knock himself out, giving the impression of theft. Soman goes to Dude's restaurant and the latter is furious on seeing him, but learns about the deal. Dude decides to return to his former self and steal the plates. But first he attacks his employer and blows up the restaurant.
Shaji Pappan, having run out of ideas to raise money, decides to beat up Lassar. Arakkal Abu contacts a Bengali doctor from Rajasthan to buy backache medicine. Coincidentally, the engraving plates and the medicine were to arrive at the same station. Shaji and team reach the station first and receive the plates instead, and Xavier's men get the medicine.
After a series of relentless pursuits to retrieve the plates by Xavier, Dude, Abdullah and Shameer, they end up in the hands of Shaji and his team. They use it to solve their problems and inform the police that they have the plates. The government officials let them know that they will receive 10,001 rupees as a prize for their honesty which was not even enough to buy his medicine for backpain and Shaji finally meets the crafty driver who took off with his wife in the midst of another and possibly similar escapade.
Soundtrack
The film features soundtrack composed by Shaan Rahman, it was released by Friday Film House. Lyrics for the songs were written by B. K. Harinarayanan, Manu Manjith, and Preethi Nambiyar.[6] A single titled "Aadu 2 – Success Song" was also released, composed and sung by the sister duo Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh.[7]
Aadu 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)| Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
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| 1. | "Changaathi Nannaayaal" | Manu Manjith, Preethi Nambiyar | Keerthana Shabareesh, Zia Ul Haq | 3:45 |
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| 2. | "Aadeda Aattam Nee" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 3:43 |
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| 3. | "Oru Theepole" | B. K. Harinarayanan | Hesham Abdul Wahab | 3:06 |
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| 4. | "Shaji Pappan Returns" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 0:51 |
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| 5. | "Dude is Back" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 1:16 |
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| 6. | "Sarbath Shameer (Theme)" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 0:52 |
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| 7. | "Abu Bheekaran" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 0:52 |
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| 8. | "Satan Xavier (Theme)" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 0:54 |
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| 9. | "Captain Cleetus (Theme)" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 0:17 |
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| 10. | "Chekuthaan Laasar (Theme)" | | Shaan Rahman | 1:06 |
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| 11. | "Aashaan (Theme)" | Manu Manjith | Shaan Rahman | 0:46 |
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Box office
The film collected ₹ 3.45 crore on the opening day, the highest opening day for a Jayasurya movie, and ₹ 13 crore in the first weekend (5 days) in Kerala box office.[8] It grossed $453,294 from 38 screens in the opening weekend (18 – 21 January) in the United Arab Emirates and $548,189 in three weeks.[9] The film earned $31,776 (₹ 20.43 lakh) from the United States in four weeks.[10] The film was one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2017 and ran over 100 days in theatres.[11]
Sequel
A sequel was announced in 2022 and shooting of the film is yet to begin.
