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{{Short description|2019 Indian Tamil action sports drama film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2
| image = Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 poster.jpg
| director = Selva Sekaran
| producer = Poongavanam<br>Anandh
| screenplay = Selva Sekaran
| story = [[Suseenthiran]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vikranth]]|[[Arthana Binu]]}}
| music = [[V. Selvaganesh]]
| cinematography = E. Krishnasamy
| editing = Ajay
| studio = Saai Arputham Cinemas
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|07|12}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| gross =
}}
'''''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2''''' ({{translation|White Moon [[Kabaddi]] Team 2}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[sports film|sports]] [[action film]] directed by Selva Sekaran. A sequel to ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' (2009), the film is written by the original's director [[Suseenthiran]] and features [[Vikranth]] and [[Arthana Binu]]. An ensemble cast including [[Pasupathy]], [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]], [[Anupama Kumar]], [[Soori (actor)|Soori]], [[Appukutty]], and [[Ganja Karuppu]] also plays pivotal roles. Featuring music composed by [[V. Selvaganesh]], the venture began production in December 2016 and was released on 12 July 2019.

==Plot==
Saravanan makes a living by selling audio cassettes. His father Saamy is a bus driver by profession, but his heart lies in [[Kabaddi]], and wherever a match is being played, he makes his presence there, thereby neglecting his work and getting suspended. Saravanan scolds his father often for his mistakes, and the family decides to sell all the jewels that they have and buy an ambassador car for Saamy to drive, but he loses that too for a good deed, angering everyone. Elsewhere, Saravanan falls for a college girl named Malar from an upper-class family, and problems start for him. At an important juncture, Saravanan discovers who his father really is and sets out to become a Kabadi player, a sport which he hates, for his father. Whether the hero succeeds in his mission or not and gets his girl forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
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* [[Vikranth]] as Saravanan
** [[Ashwanth Ashokkumar]] as Young Saravanan
* [[Arthana Binu]] as Malar
* [[Pasupathy]] as Saamy, Saravanan's father
* [[Anupama Kumar]] as Chinnathaayi, Saravanan's mother
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Subramani
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Savadamuthu
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Pandi, Saravanan's uncle
* [[Ravi Mariya]] as Pazhani, Malar's father
* [[Sonia (actress)|Sonia Venkat]] as Malar's mother
* [[Appukutty]] as Appukutty
* [[Aruldoss]] as Doss
* [[Vasu Vikram]]
* Akalya
* Madurai Saroja as Malar's grandmother
* Poraali Dileepan as Kumar
* Karur Murali as Murali, Saravanan's friend
* Benjamin as Saravanan's friend
* Mippu as Saravanan's friend
* Pechimuthu
* [[Nitish Veera]] as Sekar
* Hari Vairavan as Ayyappan
* Ramesh Pandiyan as Pandi
* Maayi Sundar as Murthy
* Rail Ravi as Police Inspector
* Thavasi as Kodangi
* Paun Raj as Murugan
* Jatti Jaganathan as Young Saravanan's friend
* Vijay Ganesh
* Raandilya as Kabaddi Player
* Priya Asmitha in a special appearance
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack==
The film's soundtrack was composed by [[V. Selvaganesh]].
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| title1 = Kabaddi Kabaddi
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| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Orasatha Di
| note2 =
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| music2 =
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Otha Parvayil
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| music3 =
| extra3 = [[Haricharan]]
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Thiruvizha
| note4 =
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| music4 =
| extra4 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]], [[Kalpana Raghavendar|Kalpana]]
| length4 = 4:16
}}

==Production==
[[Suseenthiran]] had written a script for the sequel of ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' (2009) soon after the release of the film, with the story taking forward the tale of the kabadi team following the death of their captain, portrayed by [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]] in the original film. In March 2015, it was announced that Lakshman Narayan had been signed on to play the lead role after Suseenthiran was impressed with his performance in ''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' (2014), while [[Pasupathy]] would portray his father.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2017 |title=Lakshman in Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu sequel |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lakshman-in-Vennila-Kabaddi-Kuzhu-sequel/articleshow/46516401.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317043716/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lakshman-in-Vennila-Kabaddi-Kuzhu-sequel/articleshow/46516401.cms |archive-date=17 March 2015 |access-date=13 December 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=10 March 2015 |title=Lakshman ready for kabaddi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/lakshman-ready-for-kabaddi/article6978289.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221143505/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/lakshman-ready-for-kabaddi/article6978289.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Aishwarya Dutta]] was also brought in to feature as the lead actress, before the film was put on hold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamilwire.net - |url=http://tamilwire.net/47956-aishwarya-dutta-vennila-kabadi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220164342/http://tamilwire.net/47956-aishwarya-dutta-vennila-kabadi.html |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>

News about the project re-emerged in November 2016, where it was revealed that [[Vikranth]] had instead been signed on to play the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2017 |title=Suseenthiran gets Vikranth to play kabaddi in his sequel |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Suseenthiran-gets-Vikranth-to-play-kabaddi-in-his-sequel/articleshow/55636015.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214194140/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Suseenthiran-gets-Vikranth-to-play-kabaddi-in-his-sequel/articleshow/55636015.cms |archive-date=14 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film began production in a temple in Kovilanchery in the outskirts of Chennai on 10 December 2016, with actors from the original film like [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]], [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] and [[Appukutty]] revealed to be playing pivotal roles. [[Pasupathy]] and [[Anupama Kumar]] joined the cast to essay important roles. A debutant actress, Arthana, was also brought in to play the leading female role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2016 |title=Complete details of Suseenthiran's Next - Tamil News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vikranth-arthana-soori-vennila-kabadi-kuzhu-2-details-of-cast-and-crew-tamil-news-173284.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2017 |title=The 'kabaddi' film kicks off at a temple |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-kabaddi-film-kicks-off-at-a-temple/articleshow/55911084.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215022304/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-kabaddi-film-kicks-off-at-a-temple/articleshow/55911084.cms |archive-date=15 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|8011290}}

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[[Category:2019 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian sports films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Selvaganesh]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:2019 action films]]
[[Category:Kabaddi in popular culture]]
[[Category:Sports action films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Kabaddi films]]

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