Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-Tamil billiungal language action film directed by Perarasu in his Malayalam debut. The film is produced by Ajmal Hassan. It is a sequel to 1990 Malayalam cult classic film Samrajyam which stars Unni Mukundan played the lead role. With Mammootty and Akanksha Puri plays the supporting roles . The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Tihar.
The film's songs were composed by R. A. Shafeer whilst the background score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh, with lyrics written by Sarath Vayalar, while Shekar V. Joseph handled the cinematography. The film was released on 13 June 2015.
Cast
- Tamil version
- Parthiban as Alexander
- Jiya Irani as Krishna Das
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Bomb Bhaskaran
- M. S. Bhaskar as Theeppori Thankappan
- Pondy Ravi as Henchman
- Kottachi as Theeppori Thankappan's henchman
Production
The film was produced by Ajmal Hassan. It was filmed in Spain, Australia, Dubai, England, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad. The film was released on 13 June 2015.
The film was shot in Tamil as Tihar with Parthiban.
Soundtrack
Music by R. A. Shafeer.
- Malayalam version
- "Saghi Ninte Neela" – Sadhana Sargam, R. A. Shafeer
- "Meghathin Meethada" – Kumar Sanu, Lekha P.
- "Kettu Pottiye Pole" – Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Irutine Pootanai" – Shaan, Kushboo Jain
- Tamil version
- "Ezhuvannam Pola" – Ranjini Jose
- "Methathai Meeruda" – Srikanth Deva, Krishnaveni Perarasu
- "Sathiradum Neela" – Sathya Prakash, Vinitha
- "Yarivan Yarivan" – Tippu
Reception
Samrajyam 2 received highly negative reviews.
- Malayalam version
Critics criticizing film by saying "this is the destruction of its first part". A critic from Indiaglitz stated that "Samrajyam 2 is nothing but a disaster". Jomon, the director of Samrajyam 1, highly criticized the film and said "Director Perarasu directed this cringe worthy sequel without watching it's prequel".
- Tamil version
A critic from Nowrunning wrote that "Overall, Tihar is an utterly annoying action drama with endless number of poorly choreographed action sequences".
References
External links
- Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander at IMDb
- Official website
