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{{Short description|2019 Indian film by A. Sarkunam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalavani 2
| image = Kalavani 2 Poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. Sarkunam]]
| producer = A. Sarkunam
| writer =
| starring = [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]<br />[[Oviya]]
| music = [[Natarajan Sankaran]] (score)<br />Mani Amudhavan (songs)<br />V2 (songs)<br />V. Ronald Regan (songs)
| cinematography = Masani
| editing = [[Raja Mohammad]]
| studio = [[A. Sarkunam|Varmans Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|07|05}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross =
}}

'''''Kalavani 2''''' ({{translation|Thief 2}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed and produced by [[A. Sarkunam]]. The film stars [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] and [[Oviya]], with [[RJ Vigneshkanth]] amongst others in supporting roles. This is Vimal's 25th film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalavani 2 Movie Review: Yet another pointless sequel |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/Jul/07/kalavani-2-movie-review-vimal-oviyaa-star-in-yet-another-pointless-sequel-12807.html}}</ref> A [[standalone sequel]] to ''[[Kalavani]]'' (2010), the film began production in February 2018. It was released on 5 July 2019 to negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalavani 2 Movie Review: Vimal, Oviyaa star in yet another pointless sequel- Cinema express |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/jul/07/kalavani-2-movie-review-vimal-oviyaa-star-in-yet-another-pointless-sequel-12807.html |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
Arivazhagan ([[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]) continues his fraudulent existence with a new friend Vicky ([[RJ Vigneshkanth]]) in town. When the Panchayat elections are announced, Arivazhagan 's uncle and the father of his lover Maheswari ([[Oviya]]) are contesting for the local bodies elections. The Kalavani plans to file nomination on his own hoping that either side would pay him off to avoid splitting of votes and cheats Panchayat ([[Ganja Karuppu]]) to finance this scheme.

==Cast==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] as Arivazhagan (Arikki) / A. M. R.
*[[Oviya]] as Maheshwari (Mahesh) Arivazhagan
*[[RJ Vigneshkanth]] as Vicky
*[[Saranya Ponvannan]] as Lakshmi
*Durai Sudhakar as Rajendran (A) Raavana
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Annamalai
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Panchayathu
*Villain Raj as Chelladurai, Maheshwari's father
*[[Senthi Kumari]] as Mrs. Chelladurai, Maheshwari's mother
*[[Vinodhini Vaidyanathan]] as Manimekalai Rajendran
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Chinnasaamy (Thosai)
*[[Imman Annachi]] as Nallathambi
*[[TSR Srinivasan]] as Election Commissioner
*Usha Elizabeth as Chinnasaamy's wife
*Shanthi Mani
*Sindhiya as Maheshwari's friend
*Mannai Sathik as Maheswari's blackmailer
*Kannayiram
{{Colend}}

==Production==
Upon release in 2010, ''[[Kalavani]]'', produced by Nazir, had become a surprise success and performed well at the box office, effectively making the careers of director [[A. Sarkunam|Sarkunam]], actor [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] and actress [[Oviya]]. In November 2016, reports emerged that Sarkunam and Vimal were coming together for a sequel but Sarkunam continued to concentrate on the pre-production of a film starring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. In October 2017, Vimal denied signing the film and dispelled reports that a sequel was in production for producer Nazir.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2017 |title=Vimal Dismisses Reports Of 'Kalavani 2', Says He Is Not Part Of The Film |url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/news/vimal-dismisses-reports-of-kalavani-2-says-he-is-part-of-the-film/}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In a turn of events in February 2018, Sarkunam shelved his proposed film with Madhavan and announced that he would make a sequel to ''Kalavani''. He launched his own production house, Varmans Productions, to fund the film and cast Vimal Oviya, while titling the project as ''K2''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarkunam announces 'K2' with Oviya and Vemal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sarkunam-announces-k2-with-oviya-and-vemal/articleshow/62788052.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarkunam announces 'Kalavani-2' with Oviya and Vemal! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sarkunam-announces-kalavani-2-with-oviya-and-vemal-news-tamil-sceq6jdbfhjea.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205032451/http://www.sify.com/movies/sarkunam-announces-kalavani-2-with-oviya-and-vemal-news-tamil-sceq6jdbfhjea.html |archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> Soon after Sarkunam's announcement, Nazir revealed that he was unhappy at this proposal, and that he would begin work on a separate film titled ''Kalavani 2'' as he had the original rights to the title. He suggested that production would begin in mid-2018 after he had finished making a film titled ''Vadam'' with [[Poonam Kaur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=KR |first=Manigandan |title=Producer, director spar over right to make sequel to superhit film Kalavaani |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/feb/5/10868/producer-director-spar-over-right-to-make-sequel-to-superhit-film-kalavaani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202160549/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/feb/5/10868/producer-director-spar-over-right-to-make-sequel-to-superhit-film-kalavaani |archive-date=2 December 2018 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarkunam in a fix! 'Kalavani 2' title does not belong to him |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sarkunam-in-a-fix-kalavani-2-title-does-not-belong-to-him-news-tamil-scfmqKdjchgdh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205090117/http://www.sify.com/movies/sarkunam-in-a-fix-kalavani-2-title-does-not-belong-to-him-news-tamil-scfmqKdjchgdh.html |archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref>

Despite the ongoing issue, Sarkunam began shooting the film with Vimal in February 2018, with Oviya joining the team in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oviya joins the shoot of 'Kalavani 2' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/oviya-joins-the-shoot-of-kalavani-2-news-tamil-sf5lrmbdcbced.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531071112/http://www.sify.com/movies/oviya-joins-the-shoot-of-kalavani-2-news-tamil-sf5lrmbdcbced.html |archive-date=31 May 2018}}</ref> Several members of the original film's cast joined the project, except [[Soori (actor)|Soori]], with [[RJ Vigneshkanth|Vigneshkanth]] signed on instead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ancient house sets for Kalavani 2 song |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ancient-house-sets-for-kalavani-2-song/articleshow/64520523.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Kalavani 2': Makers release a lyrical video titled, 'Ottaram Pannatha' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalavani-2-makers-release-a-lyrical-video-titled-ottaram-pannatha/articleshow/66375657.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt10295824}}
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kalavani-2/amp_movie_review/70103766.cms]
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[[Category:2019 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2019 romantic comedy films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by A. Sarkunam]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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Charnkamal at 03:02, 3 March 2026