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{{Infobox film
| image = Naan Avan Illai 2.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Selvaa (director)|Selvaa]]
| writer = Selvaa [[Pattukkottai Prabakar]] (dialogues)
| producer = V. Hitesh Jhabak
| starring = [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]] [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]] [[Lakshmi Rai]] [[Shweta Menon]] [[Shruti Marathe]] [[Rachana Maurya]]
| cinematography = Balamurugan
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| studio = [[Nemichand Jhabak]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|11|27}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Naan Avan Illai 2''''' ({{translation|I Am Not Him 2}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Selvaa (director)|Selvaa]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Naan Avan Illai (2007 film)|Naan Avan Illai]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 February 2009 |title=Jeevan goes for a sequel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/jeevan-goes-for-a-sequel/articleshow/4066063.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/y14J9 |archive-date=21 March 2026 |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]] reprises the lead role, while the female roles are enacted by [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]], [[Lakshmi Rai]], [[Shweta Menon]], [[Shruti Marathe]], and [[Rachana Maurya]]. [[D. Imman]], who did the score for the first film, replaced [[Vijay Antony]] as the music director. The film was released on 27 November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2009 |title=Naan Avanillai 2, Yogi and Renigunta on Nov 27 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Nov/17/naan-avanillai-2-yogi-and-renigunta-on-nov-27-104706.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220113648/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Nov/17/naan-avanillai-2-yogi-and-renigunta-on-nov-27-104706.html |archive-date=20 February 2025 |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=February 2025}}
Two years after the events of the first film, Annamalai's ([[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]]) photograph appears in a newspaper along with an interview of Maria ([[Rachana Maurya]]), who claims herself to be a saint propounding a new faith. She describes him as her God, Vaali. A mafia-turned-spiritualist, she attributes her transformation to him in the interview. This prompts three women to come calling Maria all the way. The three women were cheated by him recently, and they probe Maria of Annamalai's whereabouts. The three women – Sakhi ([[Sruthi Marathe]]), Nisha ([[Swetha Menon]]) and an actress named Deepa ([[Lakshmi Rai]]) – try to prove to Maria that he was a cheat. However, she does not believe them. Meanwhile, Annamalai suffers bleeding injuries in an accident. Mahalakshmi alias Mahi ([[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]]), a Lankan woman who runs a restaurant, nurses him back to health. On seeing Mahi separated from his daughter by her late husband's ([[Five Star Krishna|Krishna]]) family, he decides to reunite them.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]] in a various role as Joseph Fernandez / Annamalai / Magesh / Aravind / Barath and Sarath / Vali / David
* [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]] as Mahalakshmi (Mahi)
* [[Lakshmi Rai]] as Deepa
* [[Shweta Menon]] as Nisha
* [[Shruti Marathe]] as Saki
* [[Rachana Maurya]] as Maria
* [[Five Star Krishna|Krishna]] as Mahalakshmi's husband
* [[Mayilsamy]] as Annamalai's assistant
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Rajkapoor]] as Deepa's brother
* [[Yog Japee]] as Nisha's customer
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[D. Imman]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=23 November 2009 |title=Naan Avan Illai – 2 is worth a listen |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-tamil-music-review-naan-avan-illai-2/20091123.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616181750/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-tamil-music-review-naan-avan-illai-2/20091123.htm |archive-date=16 June 2024 |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Baaga Unnara
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[SuVi]]
| lyrics1 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Manmadha Leelai
| extra2 = [[Shail Hada]], [[Nithyasree]], [[Benny Dayal]]
| lyrics2 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Naangu Kangal
| extra3 = [[Javed Ali]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length3 =
| lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay
| title4 = O Mariya
| extra4 = [[D. Imman]], [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]]
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length4 =
| title5 = Sollamaley
| extra5 = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| lyrics5 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| length5 =
| title6 = Southern Aroma
| extra6 = [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
| note6 = Instrumental
| length6 =
| lyrics6 = –
| title7 = Thooyavaney
| extra7 = [[Neha Bhasin]]
| lyrics7 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| length7 =
}}

== Critical reception ==
''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "The film is predictable at every turn and the second half drags big time".<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2009 |title=Naan Avan Illai-2 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/naan-avan-illai-2-review-tamil-pclxwahjdhibc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419032611/https://www.sify.com/movies/naan-avan-illai-2-review-tamil-pclxwahjdhibc.html |archive-date=19 April 2021 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "A little bit of sentiment and massive dollops of entertainment, that's ''Naan Avan Illai 2'', for you. It lacks a bit of the first movie's originality but if its two-and-a half-hours of no holds barred fun is what you want then this is your best bet".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=27 November 2009 |title=''Naan Avan Illai'' is fun |url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/nov/27/south-tamil-review-naan-avan-illai.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616181703/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/nov/27/south-tamil-review-naan-avan-illai.htm |archive-date=16 June 2024 |access-date=15 March 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The story lacks plausibility, yet if you find ''NAI -2'' quite engaging, it is because of Selvaa's [skillful] screenplay. The film is racy till the end and that makes it watch-worthy enough".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=4 December 2009 |title=Trickster on a roll |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/12/04/stories/2009120450040200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314153721/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/12/04/stories/2009120450040200.htm |archive-date=14 March 2010 |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote, "If you have seen one, you have seen it all. Sequels seldom offer anything new".<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2009 |title=Naan Avan Illai -II |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/naan-avan-illai-ii-2574514 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gXHdu |archive-date=21 March 2026 |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Neither taxing your brains, nor making any pretensions, Naan 2 is a fluffy, fun-filled entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2009 |title=Naan Avan Illai 2 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2009/Nov/30/naan-avan-illai-2-108501.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/aSrqr |archive-date=21 March 2026 |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:2009 Indian films]]
[[Category:2009 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Selva (director)]]
[[Category:Films scored by D. Imman]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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