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{{Short description|2022 film by Sailesh Kolanu}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = HIT: The Second Case
| image = HIT 2 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = [[Sailesh Kolanu]]
| writer = Sailesh Kolanu
| producer = [[Prashanti Tipirneni]]</br>[[Nani]] as (presenter)
| starring = {{Ubl| [[Adivi Sesh]] | [[Meenakshi Chaudhary]]}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = S. Manikandan
| editing = [[Garry BH]]
| music = John Stewart Eduri
| studio = [[Nani (actor)|Wall Poster Cinema]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|12|02}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR|15 crore}}
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|42.5 crore}}
}}

'''''HIT: The Second Case''''' is a 2022 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[crime thriller film]] written and directed by [[Sailesh Kolanu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/hit-2-adivi-seshs-career-best-opening.html|title=HIT 2 – Adivi Sesh's career-best opening|date=3 December 2022}}</ref> It is the second installment in the [[HIT Universe|''HITverse'']] following ''[[HIT: The First Case]]'' (2020). The film stars [[Adivi Sesh]], [[Meenakshi Chaudhary]] and [[Rao Ramesh]]. The plot follows Krishna Dev (Sesh) solving a serial murder case in [[Visakhapatnam]].

''HIT: The Second Case'' was released on 2 December 2022 and received positive reviews from critics, where it became a commercial success at the box office.<ref name="critic2">{{cite news |title=HIT 2 box office collection day 1: Movie becomes biggest opener for Adivi Sesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/hit-2-box-office-collection-day-1-movie-becomes-biggest-opener-for-adivi-sesh/articleshow/95955801.cms |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |quote=the film that received mixed to positive reviews from audiences and critics praising performances, screenplay, cinematography, background score, crisp runtime and direction of the film.}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Ram Prasad Koduri perceives his wife Jhansi's [[Extramarital sex|extra-marital affair]] and feels broken. Fearing that he would expose her, Jhansi has Ram Prasad arrested on false marital rape charges, tarnishing his reputation. Though he returns home, he is socially boycotted, and later commits suicide.

Krishna Dev, shortly known as KD is a [[Superintendent of Police|SP]] in the Homicidal Intervention Team (HIT) of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[Vishakapatnam]], who is accomplished for his presence of mind and quickness in nabbing criminals. He is engaged in a live-in relationship with Aarya, an entrepreneur and active member of an association for women's welfare. A woman employed in a bar, Sanjana is brutally murdered and butchered at her workplace after everyone leaves. Assigned on the case, KD learns from the [[Forensic|forensic department]] that, of the body parts they found at the crime spot apparently of Sanjana, only the head is hers and the other body parts are of three other women. Through a bite mark on Sanjana's neck, it is discovered that the murderer has an extra tooth on his incisors.

Along with his teammates, [[HIT: The First Case|Abhilash]] and Varsha, KD meets Sanjana's roommate Rajitha, who informs them of a pub, Sanjana frequented. KD and his team interrogate the staff but to no avail. KD meets Sanjana's parents and through one of her photos with her childhood friends, he realizes that Sanjana had a friend Raghavudu, with an extra tooth on his incisors like that of the murderer. Realizing that he is employed in Vishakapatnam, KD suspects him of murdering Sanjana and goes to his residence in Vizag, finding the shoes that exactly match with the shoe prints found at the crime scene. Raghavudu claims that he did not murder Sanjana but refuses to divulge where he was when the murder took place. Abhilash learns that the assassination attempt on [[HIT: The First Case|Vikram Rudraraju]] was ordered by Vikram's superior Vishwanath, who is now dead.

Meanwhile, Aarya tells KD that she is pregnant with his child. Court trials begin against Raghavudu and due to political pressure as the brutality of murder earns great criticism from the public and media, KD's superior [[Director General of Police|DGP]] Nageshwar Rao orders an [[Encounter killings by police|encounter]] to be operated. KD receives a mail and is notified that Raghuvudu was at [[Kakinada]] when Sanjana was killed. He contacts Nageshwar Rao to request him to stop Raghavudu's encounter but Nageshwar Rao refuses to oblige, frightened of the criticism that the police department would receive if everyone comes to know that they have caught the wrong person. To rescue Raghuvudu, KD informs a journalist of this, seeking help, and sends him a video proving Raghavudu's presence in Kakinada during the murder.

The encounter is stopped, but Raghavudu commits suicide in prison due to disgrace. Varsha informs KD that Raghavudu was with his lover, who is married, in Kakinada during the murder, and to protect her from being humiliated for meeting him, he refused to disclose where he was. KD receives threats from the murderer, whose next targets are Rajitha and Aarya, where he provides personal security for Aarya without revealing the truth to her while asking Rajitha to move in with her boyfriend Kumar. KD realizes that the pubs allow customers with an invisible mark that can be made visible with [[laser]] on their hand as an entry pass and finds that a similar mark was found on the hand, they found with Sanjana's head. KD traces the girl, Tanya, who went missing, a few months ago. Aarya informs KD that Tanya was also an active member of the women's welfare association.

KD learns that the other body part belongs to Pooja, former president of the same women's welfare association whose corpse was found in [[Hyderabad]] by Vikram Rudraraju. KD learns from an aged housekeeper that many years ago, the president of the same association, Jhansi was also brutally murdered. KD and Varsha reach Jhansi's residence and finds that Jhansi and Ramprasad had a son. Later an unknown person sets the house on fire and tries to kill KD but he survives. Later, the murderer abducts Aarya. KD and Varsha find that all the victims frequented a dental clinic owned by Rajeev Kumar Koduri, Ramprasad's son who was depressed as his father committed suicide out of disgrace while his mother had no regret. He targets women from the women's association, his mother worked as its president, and judges all women in those associations as ill-intended and wants to kill them.

KD reaches the clinic and realizes that Rajeev is none other than Rajitha's boyfriend Kumar, who captures KD and threatens to kill Aarya. In one of his earlier cases, KD judged the criminals as dumb which made Kumar annoyed, and he decided to challenge KD but he had taken it personally when KD made him burn the hous his father had built. KD's pet Max attacks and mauls Kumar while KD unties himself and defeats Kumar with Varsha's assistance, injuring him badly. After a few days, KD files for a transfer to the Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) in [[Telangana]] and marries Aarya. Arjun Sarkaar, KD's replacement, arrives to congratulate the couple.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Adivi Sesh]] as Krishna Dev Police IPS
*[[Meenakshi Chaudhary]] as Aarya
*[[Rao Ramesh]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=17 December 2021 |title=HIT The Second Case: Adivi Sesh's First Look as a Cool Cop 'KD' Unveiled on His 36th Birthday! |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/south/hit-the-second-case-adivi-seshs-first-look-as-a-cool-cop-kp-unveiled-on-his-36th-birthday-watch-video-3165961.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126132831/https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/south/hit-the-second-case-adivi-seshs-first-look-as-a-cool-cop-kp-unveiled-on-his-36th-birthday-watch-video-3165961.html |archive-date=26 January 2022 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=Latestly}}</ref> as [[Director general of police|DGP]] Nageswara Rao
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]<ref name=":2" /> as Sanjana's father
*[[Suhas]] as Dr. Rajeev Kumar Koduri alias Kumar, Ram Prasad's son
*[[Posani Krishna Murali]]<ref name=":2" /> as News reporter
*[[Komalee Prasad]]<ref name=":2" /> as Varsha
* Maganti Srinath as [[HIT: The First Case|Abhilash]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Srikanth Iyengar]]
* [[Harsha Vardhan]] as Ram Prasad Koduri
* Divya Narni as Rajitha
* Gujjuru Hemanth as Police constable
* Kedar Shankar as KD's father
* [[Brahmaji]] as Shinde
* [[Kancharapalem Raju]] as Raghavudu's father
* Dhaasshyam Geetha Bhascker as Aarya's mother
* [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] as Arjun Sarkaar IPS (cameo appearance)
* [[Vishwak Sen]] as Vikram Rudraraju (Archive footage)
}}

==Production==
After the success of ''[[HIT: The First Case]]'', [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] announced a sequel in February 2021, one year after the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2021 |title=Nani announces HIT 2, says its time to go on a nailbiting journey |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nani-announces-hit-2-says-its-time-to-go-on-a-nailbiting-journey-7208514/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126132828/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nani-announces-hit-2-says-its-time-to-go-on-a-nailbiting-journey-7208514/ |archive-date=26 January 2022 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Sailesh Kolanu who directed the first film of the franchise would be directing this. [[Adivi Sesh]] has replaced [[Vishwak Sen]] in the sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2021 |title=Telugu film HIT sequel announced with Adivi Sesh in lead; producer Nani unveils first poster |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/telugu-film-hit-sequel-announced-with-adivi-sesh-in-lead-producer-nani-unveils-first-poster-9441881.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210083512/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/telugu-film-hit-sequel-announced-with-adivi-sesh-in-lead-producer-nani-unveils-first-poster-9441881.html |archive-date=10 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> Nani wanted the franchise to be "concept oriented" rather than "star oriented," so he moved the setting from [[Telangana]] to [[Andhra Pradesh]] and chose Sesh as the protagonist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=17 December 2021 |title='HIT 2': Nani Reveals Why Adivi Sesh Is The Perfect Choice For The Film |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-nani-reveals-why-adivi-sesh-was-the-best-choice-for-hit-2/405568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210082452/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-nani-reveals-why-adivi-sesh-was-the-best-choice-for-hit-2/405568 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> [[Meenakshi Chaudhary]] was cast opposite Sesh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adivi |first=Sashidhar |date=4 March 2021 |title=Meenakshi Chaudhary bags Hit 2 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040321/meenakshi-chaudhary-bags-hit-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211041855/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040321/meenakshi-chaudhary-bags-hit-2.html |archive-date=11 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Sen said he missed out on the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, and wished he'd be part of ''HIT'' 3 or 4.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arikatla |first=Venkat |date=28 March 2021 |title=I Missed Hit 2 Due To Busy Schedules: Vishwak Sen |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/i-missed-hit-2-due-to-busy-schedules-vishwak-sen-112027 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210082450/https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/i-missed-hit-2-due-to-busy-schedules-vishwak-sen-112027 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=Great Andhra}}</ref> The film was then formally launched in March 2021 with a [[Puja (Hinduism)|pooja]] ceremony.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=22 March 2021 |title=Adivi Sesh in the next 'HIT' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/adivi-sesh-collaborates-with-nani-for-second-franchise-of-hit/article34129460.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210082450/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/adivi-sesh-collaborates-with-nani-for-second-franchise-of-hit/article34129460.ece |archive-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> Principal photography commenced in August 2021 in [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2021 |title=Adivi Sesh joins the sets of HIT 2 |url=https://www.telugu360.com/adivi-sesh-joins-the-sets-of-hit-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210082453/https://www.telugu360.com/adivi-sesh-joins-the-sets-of-hit-2/ |archive-date=10 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=Telugu360}}</ref> In December 2021, Nani confirmed that 90% of the shoot is completed with filming also taking place in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=":1" /> In July 2022, it was announced that the final schedule would commence in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hymavathi |first=Ravali |date=2022-07-23 |title=Adivi Sesh Confirms That 'HIT 2' Final Schedule Will Begin In The Next Month |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/adivi-sesh-confirms-that-hit-2-final-schedule-will-begin-in-the-next-month-754790 |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref>

==Music==
The music of the film is composed by [[M. M. Srilekha]] and Suresh Bobbili. The [[film score]] is composed by John Stewart Eduri.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics = Krishna Kanth
| title1 = Urike Urike
| music1 = [[M. M. Srilekha]]
| extra1 = [[Sid Sriram]], [[Ramya Behara]]
| length1 = 4:36
| title2 = Poratame 2
| music2 = Suresh Bobbili
| extra2 = Sailesh Kolanu
| length2 = 3:45
}}

==Release==
''HIT: The Second Case'' was released theatrically on 2 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adivi Sesh's Hit: The Second Case gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2022/sep/15/adivi-seshs-hit-the-second-case-gets-a-release-date-34705.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, the film was scheduled to release on 29 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |author=News9 Staff |date=2022-05-02 |title=Adivi Sesh-starrer HIT 2 to have theatrical release on July 29 |url=https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/regional-cinema/adivi-sesh-starrer-hit-2-to-have-theatrical-release-on-july-29-167856 |access-date= |website=NEWS9LIVE |language=}}</ref> However, Sesh announced that the film was postponed due to the promotional works of his film [[Major (film)|''Major'']] (2022) and the film having production delays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-25 |title=HIT 2 Postponed to December? |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994520379/HIT-Postponed-to-December |access-date= |website=India Herald |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HIT 2 Trailer Launch Date: హిట్‌ 2 ట్రైలర్‌ వచ్చేది ఆ రోజే.. నాని, అడివి శేష్ ఫన్నీగా ఎలా అనౌన్స్‌ చూశారో చూడండి |url=https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hit-2-trailer-launch-date-announced-by-nani-and-adivi-sesh-121669047017970.html |access-date=21 November 2022 |publisher=Hindustan Times Telugu}}</ref> On November 25, The film has received an 'A' certificate because of its gruesome nature and use of profanity.

The theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹14.5 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-29 |title=Hit 2 Pre Release Theatrical Business |url=https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/movies/adivi-sesh-hit-2-pre-release-theatrical-business-details-total-box-office-target-here-are-the-details-ta-1521908-page-6.html |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=[[News18 Telugu]] |language=te}}</ref> A [[Hindi]] dubbed version was released theatrically on 30 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hindi-version-of-adivi-sesh-hit-the-second-case-to-release-on-this-date-8338035/|title=Hindi version of Adivi Sesh's Hit: The Second Case to release on this date|website=[[Indian Express]]|date=22 December 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref> The film was premiered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 6 January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=6 January 2023 |title= HIT: The second case on OTT platform: Release date, where to watch, cast and plot|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/hit-the-second-case-on-ott-platform-release-date-where-to-watch-cast-and-plot-2317222-2023-01-06 |website=India Today}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''HIT: The Second Case'' received positive reviews from the critics.<ref name="critic">{{cite news |title=HIT 2 box office collection day 1: Movie becomes biggest opener for Adivi Sesh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/hit-2-box-office-collection-day-1-movie-becomes-biggest-opener-for-adivi-sesh/articleshow/95955801.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 December 2022|quote=the film that received mixed response from fans and critics alike.}}</ref>

Balakrishna Ganeshan of ''[[The News Minute]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Sailesh Kolanu’s ''HIT 2'' is one of the best-written Telugu films in recent times, with each character, scene, and dialogue having relevance to the story".<ref>{{cite web |title=HIT 2 review: Adivi Sesh's film is thoroughly gripping|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hit-2-review-adivi-sesh-s-film-thoroughly-gripping-170549|website=[[The News Minute]]|date=2 December 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> Arvind V of ''[[Pinkvilla]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The thriller, executed with aplomb by Sailesh Kolanu, wants to be a consummate whodunit, in the sense that it shifts its focus away from who committed the crime to what are the killer's motives for committing it".<ref>{{cite web |title=HIT 2 Movie Review: This Adivi Sesh starrer is both intelligent and thrilling|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/hit-2-movie-review-this-adivi-sesh-starrer-is-both-intelligent-and-thrilling-1201606|website=[[Pinkvilla]]|date=2 December 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> Manoj Kumar R of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "HIT 2 is a significant improvement over the first iteration. One can only hope that Sailesh fills in the gaps in his storytelling and becomes a more refined filmmaker with HIT 3".<ref>{{cite web |title=HIT 2 movie review: Adivi Sesh starrer is a significant improvement on HIT 1|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/hit-2-movie-review-adivi-sesh-starrer-is-a-significant-improvement-on-hit-1-8302606/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 December 2022 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> Neeshita Nyayapati of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film delivers what it promises when it comes to the gore and taking the HIT universe forward".<ref>{{cite news |title=Hit : The Second Case Movie Review : Delivers when it comes to gore but not the rest|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/hit-the-second-case/movie-review/95932699.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> Rotkim Rajpal of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''HIT 2'' is a middling thriller that caters only to Advi Sesh but doesn’t do justice to its inherently engaging story".<ref>{{cite web |title=HIT 2 Movie Review: Meant only for Adivi Sesh fans|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/hit-2-movie-review-meant-only-for-adivi-sesh-fans-2304469-2022-12-02|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> ''[[Sakshi Post]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as a "gripping thriller" and wrote, If you are a fan of crime thrillers, you would surely love this. Watch it for Adivi Sesh.<ref>{{cite web |title=HIT 2 Review, Rating|url=https://menglish.sakshi.com/news/movie-reviews/hit-2-review-rating-165497|website=[[Sakshi Post]]|date=2 December 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Indian slasher films]]
[[Category:2020s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Films about missing people]]
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[[Category:Indian serial killer films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sailesh Kolanu]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]

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