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{{short description|2014 film by Arjun Sarja}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jaihind 2 (Tamil, Telugu) Abhimanyu (Kannada)
| image = Jai Hind 2.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster in Tamil
| director = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]
| producer = Arjun
| writer = G. K. Gopinath (dialogues)
| story = Arjun
| starring = Arjun [[Surveen Chawla]] [[Rahul Dev]] Simran Kapoor
| music = [[Arjun Janya]]
| cinematography = [[H. C. Venugopal]]
| editing = Kay Kay
| studio = [[Sree Raam Films International]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|11|07}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil Telugu Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Jaihind 2''''' (in [[Hindi]]; {{translation|Victory to India !}}), also known in Tamil as '''''Arjunin Jai Hind 2''''', is a 2014 Indian multilingual [[action film|action]]-[[masala (film genre)|masala film]] produced and directed by [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40027279_1_jai-hind-tamil-film-abhimanyu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627062156/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40027279_1_jai-hind-tamil-film-abhimanyu |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-27 |title=Arjun's Jai Hind 2 is Abhimanyu |date=2013-06-17 |website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> It is a sequel of the Tamil film ''[[Jai Hind (1994 film)|Jai Hind]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-12/news-interviews/39202838_1_jai-hind-telugu-film-kodi-ramakrishna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715001725/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-12/news-interviews/39202838_1_jai-hind-telugu-film-kodi-ramakrishna |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-15 |title=Arjun Sarja to direct Jai Hind 2 |date=2013-05-12 |website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> and was simultaneously made in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, with the former version titled as '''''Abhimanyu'''''. The film focuses on India becoming a superpower, as it appeared in [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s dreams, and tries to tackle the issues in the education system.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arjun-launches-jai-hind-2-news-tamil-ngkkaeddijd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613085705/http://www.sify.com/movies/arjun-launches-jai-hind-2-news-tamil-ngkkaeddijd.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-13 |title=Arjun launches 'Jai Hind 2 ' |website=Sify.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> The film released on 7 November 2014. This film won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film]].<ref name="th1">{{cite web|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Film awards: a balance between main and independent film-making streams|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/film-awards-a-balance-between-main-and-independent-filmmaking-streams/article8230707.ece|work=The Hindu|date=13 February 2016}}</ref> This film was a blockbuster at the Sandalwood box office, but did not perform well in Tamil and Telugu.

==Plot==
Jaihind tells the story of the journey of five people, linked by one man, who fights for children's rights to education. Parvathi ([[Yuvina Parthavi]]), from a very poor family background, gets an admission into one of the most affluent schools in the city. However, the man of the house is forced to sell one of his kidneys in order to pay the exorbitant school fees. They still are unable to raise nearly enough money for the school, and they finally give up and commit suicide. This disturbs Abhimanyu ([[Arjun Sarja]]) deeply, and the computer service engineer becomes a hero overnight, by propagandizing a solution for education costing so much. Abhimanyu suggests that all private schools be nationalised, which will compel them to offer services at very little fees compared to that being collected now, while still ensuring that the quality of education is not compromised. This is bad news for the private school owners, who make a business out of educating children. Abhimanyu is targeted and pushed to extremes for his ideas. He is put behind bars and has people conspiring to murder him. How he succeeds in his mission, despite all this, forms the crux of the movie.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Arjun Sarja]] as Abhimanyu
*[[Surveen Chawla]] as Nandhini
*[[Rahul Dev]]
*Simran Kapoor as Simran
*Atul Mathur as Vikram Tagore
*[[Yuvina Parthavi]] as Parvathi
*[[Brahmanandam]] as [[Ezhumalai]]
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Kulfi Gopalan
*[[Manobala]] as Nandhini's father
*[[Vinaya Prasad]] as Nandhini's mother
*[[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] as Chandru, Parvathi's father
*[[Vaijanath Biradar]] as Parvathi's grandfather
*[[Bose Venkat]] as Ramnath
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Private School Association Member
*[[Gowtham Sundararajan]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
*[[Ravi Kale]]
*[[Raghu Babu]]
*[[Abhijith (actor)|Abhijith]]
*D. Sasikumar ("Melur" Sasi)
*[[Amit Tiwari]]
*Sivanarayanamoorthy
*Sakthivel
*Amjad
*[[Sampath Ram]]
*[[Scissor Manohar]]
*[[Gana Bala]] (special appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
The movie shoot was launched on 9 June 2013 in a grand manner in Mumbai and budgeted at 20 crores.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Arjun-to-chant-Jai-Hind-again/2013/06/13/article1631816.ece |title=Arjun to chant Jai Hind again |publisher=The New Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> Art director, Sasidhar, erected a huge set, resembling a jail at a cost of Rs 25 lakhs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130812/entertainment-kollywood/article/jai-hind-2-goes-kalam-way |title=Home |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=2015-07-13 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> A high octane action sequence was filmed in a former army facility in Bangkok.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/arjun-shoots-jai-hind-2-in-bangkok-s-former-army-facility-114010600874_1.html |title=Arjun shoots 'Jai Hind 2' in Bangkok's former army facility |website=Business-standard.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Track listing
| headline = Kannada Track listing
| all_music = [[Arjun Janya]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Hriva Ninna Naguva
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:00
| lyrics1 = Jayant Kaikini
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Saindhavi
| title2 = Ivan Yaarivano
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:01
| lyrics2 = K Kalyan
| extra2 = Karthik, Priya
| title3 = Kathala Manayolage
| note3 =
| length3 = 5:13
| lyrics3 = V Nagendra Prasad
| extra3 = [[L. N. Shastry]], [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| title4 = Naguve Manasaara
| note4 =
| length4 = 1:20
| lyrics4 = Arjun Sarja
| extra4 = Ravi Varma
| total_length = 14:34
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = Tamil Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 14:36

| title1 = Ayya Padichavare
| lyrics1 = Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu
| extra1 = [[Gana Bala]], Rajesh Krishnan
| length1 = 5:14

| title2 = Mazhaye Malarage
| lyrics2 = Elakkiyan
| extra2 = Ravi Varma
| length2 = 1:20

| title3 = Ivan Yaarivan
| lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay
| extra3 = Karthik, Priya
| length3 = 4:02

| title4 = Adada Nenjil Adada
| lyrics4 = Pa. Vijay
| extra4 = Karthik, Saindhavi
| length4 = 4:00
}}

==Release==
The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold to [[Zee Tamizh|Zee Thamizh]] and Kannada version were sold to [[Colors Kannada]].

===Tax Exemption Issue===
The Tamil version did not get tax exemption, due to the claim that "[[Jai Hind]]" is not a Tamil word. Actor [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] argued to the committee members but was unsuccessful in the attempt.

==Critical reception==
The movie opened with moderate to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilstudios.com/movie/2421 |title=Jai Hind 2 (2014) - Movie Review |publisher=Tamil Studios |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> [[The Hindu]] stated "''Arjunin Jai Hind 2'' is the kind of film about which you shrug and say, “Well, if you liked ''Jai Hind''…”. If you have to watch a film about a one-man army, you could do worse than watch one with Arjun in it. He totally pulls it off".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/arjunin-jai-hind-2well-if-you-liked-jai-hind/article6574863.ece |title=Arjunin Jai Hind 2: Well, if you liked Jai Hind… |work=The Hindu |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> [[The Times of India]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "For most parts, ''Arjunin Jai Hind 2'' plays like a collage of various Arjun films...What's interesting, however, is that instead of telling his story as a straightforward narrative, Arjun presents it as events from the lives of different individuals who come into Abhimanyu's life...The problem with the film is that it tells a predictable story and in a rather longwinded manner".<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Arjunin-Jai-Hind-2/movie-review/45072928.cms |title=Arjunin Jai Hind 2 Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> [[The New Indian Express]] wrote, "The film conveys a relevant message, but one that could have been better executed. The saving grace is Arjun who has penned the plot and screenplay, directed and produced the film. The actor tackles his role with cool intensity. His physique well toned, the action king is a delight to watch in the fights-stunt scenes as he packs a powerful punch at his tormentors. If only his screenplay had matched the lofty message".<ref>{{cite web|last=Mannath |first=Malini |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Great-Message-But-Marred-By-Sloppy-Execution/2014/11/09/article2514645.ece |title=Great Message, But Marred By Sloppy Execution |publisher=The New Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> [[Rediff]] gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Unfortunately, Arjun fails as a director. Despite the good storyline, he struggles to keep the audience involved. The real issue seems lost in all the unnecessary twists and drama surrounding the characters. Patriotic action dramas have been his forte, but ''Jai Hind 2'' neither creates empathy for the characters and their situation, nor has entertainment value".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jai-hind-2-fails-to-impress-south/20141110.htm |title=Review: Jai Hind 2 fails to impress - Rediff.com Movies |website=Rediff.com |date=2014-11-10 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> Behindwoods.com gave 1.75 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''Jai Hind 2'' travels on a very predictable path and the writing is quite disjointed. There is plenty of melodrama which gives the film a tonality of 80s...The theme of education for all is quite relevant at the time of ‘Right to Education', but had it been executed well, ''Jai Hind 2'' would have worked well".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/jaihind-2/jaihind-2-review.html |title=Jaihind 2 (aka) Jaihind 2 review |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> Indiaglitz.com gave 2 out of 5 and wrote, "Keeping himself up with the pace, Arjun has delivered movies of social concern and importance, from time to time. This take on education is a much needed wake up call for the current scenario".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/Jaihind-2-tamil-movie-review-17647 |title=Jaihind 2 review. Jaihind 2 Tamil movie review, story, rating |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>

The Kannada version received more positive reviews. [[Bangalore Mirror]] wrote, "''Abhimanyu'' may not be unique in how the story is told, but the idea is novel and is appealing enough".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Abhimanyu/articleshow/45073817.cms |title=Movie review: Abhimanyu |publisher=Bangalore Mirror |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> Indiaglitz.com gave 8 out of 10 and wrote, "Terrific action, tolerable narration, appealing in contents – Arjun Sarja in his first direction in Kannada has given a ‘Paisa Vasool’ cinema ''Abhimanyu''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/17897.html |title=Abhimanyu review. Abhimanyu Kannada movie review, story, rating |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=2014-11-08 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> [[The New Indian Express]] wrote, "''Abhimanyu'' is a taut action film with a strong social message. The subject would not have lost its grip if he was a little focussed on what exactly he wanted to say. However, Arjun has put enough effort into the film to make it a worthy one-time watch".<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/When-Realism-Met-Entertainment/2014/11/08/article2513577.ece |title=When Realism Met Entertainment |publisher=The New Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref> [[Cinemalead]] rated a 2.5 out of 5 and wrote," Watchable for Arjun"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemalead.com/moviereview-id-jaihind-2-review--jai-hind-2-movie-review--jai-hind-2-tamil-movie-review-review383.htm |title=Jaihind 2 review | Tamil Movie Review | Movie Review |website=Cinemalead.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=4087822}}
{{Arjun Sarja}}

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