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{{short description|2017 film by Midhun Manuel Thomas}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aadu 2
| image = Aadu 2 film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]]
| producer = [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]]
| writer = Midhun Manuel Thomas
| narrator = [[Saiju Kurup]]
| starring = [[Jayasurya]] [[Saiju Kurup]] [[Vinayakan]] [[Sunny Wayne]] [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] [[Bhagath Manuel]] [[Vineeth Mohan]]
| music = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Vishnu Narayanan]]
| editing = [[Lijo Paul]]
| studio = [[Friday Film House]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|12|22|India}}
| distributor = [[Friday Film House]]
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross = ₹35.65 crore
}}

'''''Aadu 2'''''<ref>{{Langx|mal|ആട്|Aadu|Goat}}</ref> is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy film ]] written and directed by [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]] and produced by [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] under [[Friday Film House]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8577193/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk | title=Arun Venjaramoodu | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> It is the sequel to the 2015 film ''[[Aadu (film)|Aadu]]'', and stars [[Jayasurya]], [[Saiju Kurup]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]], [[Anson Paul]], [[Mamukkoya]], [[Bhagath Manuel]], [[Vineeth Mohan]], [[Indrans]], [[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]], [[Biju Kuttan|Bijukuttan]], [[Sudhi Koppa]] and [[Harikrishnan (Malayalam actor)|Harikrishnan]] reprising their roles. This is the second installment in the [[Aadu (franchise)|Aadu film series.]]

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.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayasurya-and-team-take-a-break-from-aadu-2-shoot-thanks-to-rain/articleshow/60733122.cms |title=Jayasurya and team take a break from Aadu 2 shoot: Thanks to rain |date=18 September 2017|first=Anjana|last=George|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="TOI2">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aadu-2-starts-rolling-at-thodupuzha/articleshow/60496091.cms |title=Aadu 2 starts rolling at Thodupuzha |work= [[The Times of India]] |date=13 September 2017 |access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="TOI3">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aadu-2-will-feature-a-different-episode-from-shaji-pappans-life/articleshow/57021554.cms |title= Aadu 2 will feature a different episode from Shaji Pappan's life |website= [[The Times of India]] |date= 26 February 2017 |access-date= 18 September 2017}}</ref> Even though the first part of the movie didn't perform well, ''Aadu 2'' became a blockbuster at the box office. A [[sequel]], [[Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1]] was released on 19 March 2026.

==Plot==
In the [[High Range, Kerala|high range]] of [[Idukki]], 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 [[Sub-inspector|SI]] into a dam 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 [[Sub-inspector|SI]]. Due to this financial strain, Shaji and his friends decide to compete in a [[Tug of war|tug-of-war]] 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 [[loan shark]], Irumbu Abdullah.

Dude and his gang, who unable to go back to [[Bangkok]] are working in a restaurant. The gang starts digging a tunnel to rob a bank nearby. They complete the tunnel and break into the vault the very night that [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|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 counterfeiter is finalizing a deal to buy the engraving plates of the new 500 Rupee 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 grenade but Cleetus saves them. The government officials commend them for their honesty but give them a paltry reward. When Shaji and his friends were returning back, they are stopped by the guys who were supposed to give Shaji's medicine for back pain and they give them the dollars which was accidentally given to Shaji. Shaji and his friends, who have the dollars are awestruck thinking what to do with the money. Meanwhile Shaji sees Ponnappan, his ex-driver, eloping with another girl. The film ends by Shaji and his gang chasing him.

==Cast ==
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* [[Jayasurya]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Shaji Pappan|Pannimattathil Shaji Pappan]]
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Arakkal Abu|Arakkal Abu]]
* [[Sunny Wayne]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Saathan Xavier|Saathan Xavier]]
* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] [[Aadu (franchise)#SI Sarbath Shameer|Sarbath Shameer]]
*[[Vinayakan]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#DUDE|Damodaran Unnimakan Delmon Edakkochi (Dude)]] / Sulaiman
* [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#"Captain Sachin" Cleetus|Captain Sachin Cleetus]]
* [[Bhagath Manuel]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Krishnan Mandaram|Krishnan Mandaram]]
* [[Harikrishnan (Malayalam actor)|Harikrishnan]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Lalan P.K. (Lolan)|Lalan P. K. (Lolan)]]
* [[Vineeth Mohan]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Kuttan "Moonga"| Kuttan "Moonga"]]
* [[Rajan P. Dev|Unni Rajan P. Dev]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Bastin Pathrose| Bastin Pathrose]]
* [[Indrans]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#P.P. Sasi|Home Minister P. P. Sasi Aashan]]
* [[Aju Varghese]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Ponnappan|Driver Ponnappan]] (cameo appearance)
* [[Sijoy Varghese]] as Kesav Sharma [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Joint Director of Intelligence
* [[Hariprashanth M G]] as Chekuthan Lassar
* [[Anson Paul]] as Anali Sabu, Chekuthan Lassar's brother
* John Kaippallil as Mahesh Shetty
* [[Sudhi Koppa]] as Kanjavu Soman, Saathaan's ally and Dude's helper
* [[Bijukuttan]] as Battery Simon, Saathaan's ally
* [[Nelson Sooranad]] as Paili Vattakkuzhi / Dragon Paili, Dude's ally
* [[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]] as Panchayath President Uthup Theckeparambil, Anagapara Grama Panchayath
* [[Mamukkoya]] as "Irumbu" Abdullah
* [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Prabhakaran, Shetty's helper
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Mayilvahanam, Dude's boss/hotel owner
* [[Sethu Lakshmi]] as Mariyamma, Shaji Pappan's mother
* [[Athira Patel]] as Rachael, Shaji Pappan'sniece
* Jayasanker Karimuttam as Lonappan, "Irumbu" Abdullah's driver
* Sonal Devraj and Nicole Concessao as dancers in the song "Changaathi Nannaayaal"
* Nazreen Nazar as Stella, Pappan's love interest and neighbour
* [[Srindaa]] as Mary, Shaji Pappan's Ex-Wife (Cameo Appearance)
* Manikandan Cheruvathur as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Pradeep Kumar
* [[Noby Marcose]] as Constable Dhanayan
* [[Renji Panicker]] as Pannimattathil Thomas Pappan, Shaji Pappan's brother (mentioned only)
* [[Pradeep Kottayam]] as Constable Siby Mathew (cameo appearance)
* Ameya Mathew as Ponnappan's Lover (cameo appearance)
* [[Vineeth Thattil David]] as Kaippuzha Kunjappan (cameo appearance)
* [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] as High Range Hakkim (flashback scene from part 1, shown in the prologue)
* [[Sinoj Varghese]] as Note Marti
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== Production ==
The film is a sequel to the 2015 film ''[[Aadu (film)|Aadu]]'' produced by [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] and [[Sandra Thomas]] under the banner of [[Friday Film House]] and directed by [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]].

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3FVfSauUUi5jHb1WXTwH23|title=Aadu 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|via=open.spotify.com}}</ref> A single titled "Aadu 2 – Success Song" was also released, composed and sung by the sister duo [[Amrutha Suresh]] and Abhirami Suresh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/aadu-2---success-song/Fc7FYfW3srk_|title=Aadu 2 Success Song - Amritha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|via=www.jiosaavn.com|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227154543/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/aadu-2---success-song/Fc7FYfW3srk_|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Aadu 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Changaathi Nannaayaal
| lyrics1 = [[Manu Manjith]], Preethi Nambiyar
| extra1 = Keerthana Shabareesh, Zia Ul Haq
| length1 = 3:45

| title2 = Aadeda Aattam Nee
| lyrics2 = Manu Manjith
| extra2 = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| length2 = 3:43

| title3 = Oru Theepole
| lyrics3 = B. K. Harinarayanan
| extra3 = [[Hesham Abdul Wahab]]
| length3 = 3:06

| title4 = Shaji Pappan Returns(Theme)
| lyrics4 = Manu Manjith
| extra4 = Shaan Rahman
| length4 = 0:51

| title5 = Dude is Back(Theme)
| lyrics5 = Manu Manjith
| extra5 = Shaan Rahman
| length5 = 1:16

| title6 = Sarbath Shameer (Theme)
| lyrics6 = Manu Manjith
| extra6 = Shaan Rahman
| length6 = 0:52

| title7 = Abu Bheekaran (Theme)
| lyrics7 = Manu Manjith
| extra7 = Shaan Rahman
| length7 = 0:52

| title8 = Satan Xavier (Theme)
| lyrics8 = Manu Manjith
| extra8 = Shaan Rahman
| length8 = 0:54

| title9 = Captain Cleetus (Theme)
| lyrics9 = Manu Manjith
| extra9 = Shaan Rahman
| length9 = 0:17

| title10 = Chekuthaan Laasar (Theme)
| lyrics10 =
| extra10 = Shaan Rahman
| length10 = 1:06

| title11 = Aashaan (Theme)
| lyrics11 = Manu Manjith
| extra11 = Shaan Rahman
| length11 = 0:46
}}

==Box office==
The film collected {{INR}} 3.45 [[crore]] on the opening day, the highest opening day for a Jayasurya movie, and {{INR}} 13 crore in the first weekend (5 days) in [[Kerala]] box office.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-masterpiece-tops-chart-beating-aadu-2-mayaanadhi-vimaanam-aana-754449|title=Box office collection: Masterpiece tops chart, beating Aadu 2, Mayaanadhi, Vimaanam, Aana Alaralodalaral|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=30 December 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fAADU201&country=UE&wk=2018W4&id=_fAADU201&p=.htm|title=Aadu 2|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=5 February 2018}}</ref> The film earned $31,776 ({{INR}} 20.43 lakh) from the United States in four weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/padmaavat-crosses-25-mil-usd-rs-160-cr-in-overseas/|title=Padmaavat crosses 25 mil. USD [Rs. 160 cr.] in overseas|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=12 February 2018}}</ref> The film was the second highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2017 and ran over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/malayalam/aadu-oru-bheekara-jeeviayanu-will-have-wide-release-midhun-manuel-thomas/articleshow/63268865.cms|title=Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviayanu will have wide release : Midhun Manuel Thomas|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 March 2018}}</ref>

==Sequel==
{{main article|Aadu 3}}

A sequel titled ''[[Aadu 3]]'' was announced in 2022 and shooting of the film began in May 2025. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2024/03/16/jayasurya-and-midhun-manuel-thomas-reunite-for-aadu-3-movie.html|title=ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡമാക്കാൻ ഷാജി പാപ്പന്റെ മൂന്നാം വരവ്; ആട് 3 പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു...|publisher=Manorama Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2024/03/16/mollywood-haji-pappan-and-co-to-return-in-aadu-3-midhun-manuel-thomas-drops-major-news-arakkal-abu-vijay-babu.html|title=EShaji Pappan and co to return in 'Aadu 3'? Midhun Manuel Thomas drops major news|publisher=The Week}}</ref> The film released in theatres worldwide in March 19th, 2026 .<ref>{{cite web|title=Midhun Manuel Thomas confirms Aadu 3 as Christmas 2025 release |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Feb/17/midhun-manuel-thomas-confirms-aadu-3-as-christmas-2025-release|date=17 February 2025|access-date=11 May 2025|website=The News Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7355718}}
{{Midhun Manuel Thomas}}
{{Friday Film House}}

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Aadu 2 - Revision history

TiffaniKellum at 12:57, 26 March 2026