Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings

"Boys are Back"

2016 2h 34m TA

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 18

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A group of friends reunite for the wedding of one of their own. However, when a mishap threatens to ruin the event, only a series of cricket matches can save the day.

“Boys are Back”

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Cast

Jai Sampath
Raghu
Shiva
Karthi
Vaibhav
Maruthupandi
Premji Amaran
Cheenu
Vijay Vasanth
Gopi
Nithin Sathya
Pazhani
Ajay Raj
Ezhumalai
Aravind Akash
Aravind

Credits

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Director: Venkat Prabhu
Writers: Venkat Prabhu, Venkat Prabhu
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Chennai 600028 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Venkat Prabhu, shot by Rajesh Yadav. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Praveen K. L. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jai Sampath and Shiva and Vaibhav carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Boys are Back".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Venkat Prabhu directs. Rajesh Yadav behind the camera. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores. Praveen K. L. cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Chennai 600028 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Venkat Prabhu, shot by Rajesh Yadav. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Praveen K. L. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jai Sampath and Shiva and Vaibhav carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Boys are Back".
9IMDB entry: tt6317052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rajesh Yadav
Original score: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Editing: Praveen K. L.
Costume design: Vasuki Bhaskar
Makeup / hair: P Kuppusamy
Sound: Udhaya Kumar
Runtime: 154 min · 2h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: TA
Certification (US): U
IMDB: Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016)

Part of

Chennai 600028 Collection

Chennai 600028 is a Tamil-language sports comedy franchise created by Venkat Prabhu, centered on a street cricket team from a Chennai suburb and the friendships, love, and rivalries among its members. It began with Chennai 600028 (2007), Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut, which became a sleeper hit and went on to attain cult status among Tamil audiences. The story continued nearly a decade later with Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016), reuniting most of the original cast — Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and others — alongside newcomer Vaibhav, with Yuvan Shankar Raja returning to compose the music; the film released on 9 December 2016 and was a commercial success. A third part, Chennai 600028 III, has long been rumored and remains a hotly anticipated addition to the franchise for fans of the "Sharks" gang.

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Reno2017-03-09
★ 7/10
The same old gang in a new territory against the new opponents. I have watched all the Venkat Prabhu's films that had started with the original of this film a decade ago. Since sequels are not very trendy in Kollywood, possibly no one would have thought of this installment till the director himself revealed the plan. Definitely worth an attempt. Because Tamil film business had seen a bigger leap, especially in the financial sect. So, big spending for a film with the big names means, even bigger collection and in faster. Giving small sum of it for a talented/trusted filmmaker is not a big deal. This film closely falls into that category and they have done it. You can call Venkat the king director of comedy films. If you know his filmmaking style, particularly his comedic sense, surely you will know what to expect and how to enjoy it. That means, it is especially targeted the native audience with no age bar. Because some of the comedies highly influenced by the local culture. In addition to that, if you have some knowledge of Hollywood, that will help even better. They had retained almost all the cast and characters. Good to see them all once again in the same frame. The story as well follows after the ten years where many things have changed in the lives of the Chennai Shark (local cricket team) members. Some of them are married with kids and some are yet to settle down. When another guy from the gang is set to enter the wedlock in the rural, something terrible happens when they all decided to participate in a local cricket tournament. Now they have to fight back hard to come clean and save their friendship, as well as the marriage, in particular the girl. With some twists and turns, the tale enters the final segment entertaining its viewers all along. This is very youthful. If you are one, you will enjoy it better than kids and elders. The film was very good, that does not mean it is better than the original. So comparing it with the previous is where it falls back. But I advise not to do that. I had a good time and I think you as well did the same. Definitely there will be third, which might be called 'Super Over' or 'Extra Innings'. Overall, it is not a must see film, but worth giving it a try. #TheBoysAreBack. 7/10

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