Jithan 2
Jithan 2 is a 2016 Indian Tamil language horror comedy film directed by Rahul Paramahamsa and written by Vincent Selva. The film is a sequel to Jithan (2005), and features Jithan Ramesh and Srushti Dange in the leading roles. The film began production in December 2013 and it released on 8 April 2016 to poor reviews.[1] The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Pizza 3 in 2018.The film had background score by Yeshwanth Raja,Grandson of two famous Late musician and playback singers, A.M.Rajah and Jikki.
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Directed by | Rahul Paramahamsa |
Produced by | Rahul Paramahamsa |
Written by | Vincent Selva |
Starring | Jithan Ramesh Srushti Dange |
Music by | Srikanth Deva Yeshwanth Raja |
Cinematography | Suresh Kumar |
Edited by | Maruthi Krish |
Production company | RPM cinemas |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Jithan Ramesh as Surya
- Srushti Dange as Priya
- Meghali as Anjali
- Mayilsamy as Venugopal
- Yogi Babu as Annayya
- George Maryan as Sombu Vinayagam
- Robo Shankar as Police Officer
- Karunas as Surya's known person
- Sona Heiden
- Swaminathan
- Nellai Siva as Vijayakumar
- Bharanidharan as Bharani
- Supergood Subramani
- Kesava
- Vengal Rao
- Sandy as Sandy (cameo appearance)
Production
In September 2013, RPM productions began working on a sequel to the successful 2005 film Jithan, with newcomer Rahul brought in as director. The script was written by Vincent Selva who has directed the first one. The team tried to bring in actor to play a parallel lead role, but were unsuccessful in their attempts.[2] The film subsequently progressed throughout Chennai. Srushti Dange has been confirmed as the heroine for Jithan 2. The film was on the verge of completion in July 2014, with all portions apart from the songs finished.[3] The team began post-production work in late 2014 and targeted an April 8, 2016 release.[4]
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics. Sify wrote "Generally, even a poorly made movie have some kind of positive aspects to talk about but Jithan 2 is a nightmare, which we want to quickly erase from our memory".[5] Times of India wrote "Jithan-2 involves a ghost and is billed as a horror movie, but the only thing that haunts us after seeing the film — and might even result in sleepless nights — is an unending stream of questions."[6] Rediff wrote "Painfully slow, drab and immature, this horror comedy has you yawning right from the start."[7]
References
- "Jithan 2 will be helmed by a Gold medalist". behindwoods.com. 28 June 2014.
- "santhanam: Ramesh, Santhanam to team up for Jithan 2?". Times of India.
- "What to expect from this horror sequel? Jithan 2". behindwoods.com. 18 July 2014.
- "Jithan Ramesh: Jithan 2 to hit screens for Pongal?". Times of India.
- "Jithan-2 review: Avoidable". Sify Movies. 9 April 2016.
- "Jithan 2 Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Jithan 2 by Times of India". Times of India.
- "Review: Jithan 2 is a waste of time". Rediff.com movies. 9 April 2016.