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The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their Savior, the government sees him as a threat to law and order; enemies are clamoring for revenge and conspiring for his downfall. Bloodier battles and darker days await as Rocky continues on his quest for unchallenged supremacy.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for KGF: Chapter 2 is decidedly mixed, with opinions ranging from enthusiastic to sharply dismissive. The most consistent praise goes to director Prashanth Neel's visceral action set-pieces, high-octane elevation sequences, and Yash's commanding screen presence, with several critics calling it a worthy and entertaining sequel. However, a notable contingent of critics found significant fault with the film's weak and repetitive writing, disorganized screenplay, underdeveloped female characters, and a narrative that prioritizes spectacle over coherent storytelling. The film appears to reward audiences willing to embrace its maximalist masala style while frustrating those seeking substantive plotting.
6 reviews · 2 positive · 2 mixed · 2 negative
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Updated"The trouble with films busy working on their look is that they forget about plotting. KGF 2 swings haphazardly between the past and the present."Read full review ↗
"The film belongs as much to filmmaker Prashanth Neel as it does to Yash. Both of them have managed to create a brutal tale of raw machismo with a hint at a third chapter."Read full review ↗
"Director Prashanth Neel's KGF: Chapter 2 starring Yash, Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon is a paisa-vasool action entertainer. With several goosebumps-inducing build-up scenes, the film is a worthy sequel to KGF: Chapter 1."Read full review ↗
"KGF Chapter 2 has all the pages filled with hype and elevations in bold, but the story only in very few lines in a small font. The director simply repeated the same template here in the second part, except that his best elevations remained in the previous part, and most of the plots and plans by Rocky Bhai in this chapter could be anticipated."Read full review ↗
"Prashanth Neel's 'ambition' overrides his 'story-telling' and that's the biggest issue of his script. But beneath all the screams and boisterous BGM, one important thing gets suppressed and rarely gets a chance to flourish – intriguing storytelling."Read full review ↗
"Problems galore but dhishoom-dhishoom on point and dialogues that you'll be repeating for months. One can most certainly call this puerile that's what it effectively is. Yash taking on Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon who are all having a ball of a time here, is worth the ticket price."Read full review ↗
"K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a delirious cinematic experience that works only if you partake in its madness, though it suffers from leanness in writing, tiring narration, and a near-complete absence of effective women characters. While Prashanth Neel's marriage of Hollywood motifs with masala flourishes remains powerful, the film repeats all the flat and derivative problems of the first part without offering anything substantially new."Read full review ↗
"KGF Chapter 2 is far better than KGF 1 writing-wise, and the ideation is way better too. Prashanth Neel, Yash hit it out of the park with this testosterone-filled sequel."Read full review ↗
"Despite a few shortcomings, the film is audacious enough to suspend disbelief and take us on an emotional journey. KGF 2 is certainly worth all the hype and leaves you wanting much more, including the possibility of a third installment."Read full review ↗
"With a screenplay that was all over the place, characters getting introduced at a pace faster than a meteoroid's crash, and a story that picked up only post-interval, I was a bit lost too early on in the film."Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Yash · Raja Krishnappa Bairya 'Rocky'
- Sanjay Dutt · Adheera
- Raveena Tandon · Ramika Sen
- Srinidhi Shetty · Reena
- Archana Jois · Shanthamma
- Achyuth Kumar · Guru Pandyan
- Rao Ramesh · Kanneganti Raghavan
- Ayyappa P. Sharma · Vanaram
- Easwari Rao · Farmaan's mother
- Saran Shakthi · Farmaan
- Harish Rai · Khasim
- Ashok Sharma · Young Anand Ilangi
- Prakash Raj · Vijayendra Ingalgi
- Malavika Avinash · Deepa Hegde
- Govinde Gowda · Peon
Details
- Release Date
- 14 April 2022
- Runtime
- 2h 48m
- Language
- Kannada
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