Chennai 600028 II

{{Short description|2006 Indian film by Venkat Prabhu}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox film | name = Chennai 600028 II | image = Chennai 600028 II Second Innings.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | director = Venkat Prabhu | writer = Venkat Prabhu '''(Dialogues)''' K. Chandru Ezhilarasu Gunasekaran '''(Additional Dialogues)''' | screenplay = Venkat Prabhu | story = Venkat Prabhu | based_on = {{Based on|Characters| Venkat Prabhu}} | producer = S. P. B. Charan V. Rajalakshmi Venkat Prabhu | starring = Jai Shiva Vaibhav Premji Aravind Akash Inigo Prabakaran Nithin Sathya Vijay Vasanth Ajay Raj Mahat Raghavendra | narrator = Venkat Prabhu | cinematography = Rajesh Yadav | editing = Praveen K. L. | music = '''Original Songs:''' Yuvan Shankar Raja '''Background Score''' Yuvan Shankar Raja Premji Amaren Bhavatharini | studio = Black Ticket Company Capital Film Works P. A. Art Productions | distributor = Abhishek Films | released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|12|09}} | runtime = 154 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | budget =  | gross =  }} '''''Chennai 600028 II''''' is an Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, who produced the film along with S. P. B. Charan under Black Ticket Company and Capital Film Works. The film, which is a sequel to ''Chennai 600028'' (2007), features Vaibhav in a prominent role in addition to several cast members from the earlier film including Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash, Inigo Prabakaran and Nithin Sathya. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was released on 9 December 2016.

==Plot== Karthik is married to his girlfriend Selvi, so are Pazhani and Gopi . Raghu is in love and is attempting to convince his girlfriend Anu’s parents to accept him. Seenu who had previously owned the tiny neighbourhood grocery store, is now the proud owner of a supermarket. He is single and keeps the group together with his never-ending booze parties, antagonizing the wives who blame him for their husbands' wayward ways. Despite the frequent fights at home, the group is still in touch and deeply care about each other. Meanwhile Raghu’s marriage is fixed. Though reluctant initially, Anu’s parents want her to be happy. Everyone is invited to their village, where the wedding celebrations are slated to go on for a week. It is in this picturesque village in Theni district that the friends are thrown back into their former life, when everything revolved around cricket and the beautiful bond of friendship. A midnight bachelor’s party goes horribly wrong with Raghu found in a compromising position with one of the dancers. The wedding is called off. How this entire complicated mess is sorted out with a series of cricket matches forms the rest of the story.

==Cast== {{cast listing| * Jai as Raghuvaran "Raghu" * Shiva as Karthik "Naan Karthik" * Vaibhav as Maruthupandi "Maruthu" * Premji Amaran as Seenu * Vijay Vasanth as Gopi * Nithin Sathya as Pazhani * Ajay Raj as Ezhumalai * Aravind Akash as Aravind * Inigo Prabakaran as John * Mahat Raghavendra as Oor Kaavalan "OK" * Abhinay Vaddi as Ganeshan, Maruthupandi's friend * Sundar as Rockers Jeeva * Ilavarasu as Manohar, Manager of Chennai Sharks and owner of barber shop * T. Siva as Rajamanikkam, Anu's father * Subbu Panchu as Chidambaram, Anu's uncle * Sana Althaf as Anuradha "Anu", Raghu's fiance * Vijayalakshmi as Selvi, Karthik's wife and Pazhani's sister * Anjena Kirti as Poonam Pandey, Gopi's wife * Krithika as Uma, Pazhani's wife and Ezhumalai's sister * Maheshwari Chanakyan as Stella, Ezhumalai's wife * Shanmugasundaram as Minister of Sports * Santhana Bharathi as Chellaiya, Arvind and OK's boss * Viraj as Hari, captain of 'Bad Boys' team * Karthik as Arivazhagan "Arivu" * Sachu as Anu's grandmother * S. N. Surendar as Sampath, Raghu's father * Srilatha as Durga, Raghu's mother * Manisha Yadav as Soppana Sundari * Shanthini Mathivanan * Kiran Konda as Vetri * Vatsan Chakravarthy as Cheenu * Lallu as Cricket player * Gangai Amaran in a special appearance as Seenu's father * Sakthi Saravanan in a special appearance as Police inspector * Kalyan in a special appearance in 'Soppana Sundari' song * RJ Vigneshkanth as Cricket commentator * Prashanth Rangaswamy as Cricket commentator * Badava Gopi as Cricket commentator Badava Gopi * Washington Sundar as himself, Shark’s team player *Akash Premkumar }}

== Production == Plans of making a sequel to ''Chennai 600028'' had been reported several times in the media, first in 2007 shortly after the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sequel to 'Chennai 600028' is coming! |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/12062007-4.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614205627/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/12062007-4.shtml |archive-date=14 June 2007 |access-date=2013-06-04 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> In 2009, Indiaglitz.com reported that Venkat Prabhu and producer S. P. Charan would join together in 2010 to start the second part with a "top slot mass hero",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-19 |title=Chennai 600028 Part-2 with a top slot mass hero. |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/52774.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909082959/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/52774.html |archive-date=9 September 2010 |access-date=2013-06-04 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> while Charan reiterated the same in an interview later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-29 |title=A sequel to 'Chennai 600028' |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60406.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001192427/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60406.html |archive-date=1 October 2010 |access-date=2013-06-04 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> In 2011, sources said that a sequel to ''Chennai 28'' had been planned earlier but was not "on cards as of now".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-11-09 |title=Godha isn't Venkat Prabhu's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/godha-isnt-venkat-prabhus-next/articleshow/10677778.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260527040535/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/godha-isnt-venkat-prabhus-next/articleshow/10677778.cms |archive-date=27 May 2026 |access-date=May 27, 2026 |work=The Times of India |language=en }}</ref> In 2012, Venkat Prabhu again expressed interest in making a sequel, stating "I personally love to do Chennai- 28 with the tagline Second Innings".<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 25, 2012 |title=Kollywood's franchise factory opens |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Kollywood-s-franchise-factory-opens-news-tamil-mfzfiKjchch.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526130901/http://www.sify.com/movies/Kollywood-s-franchise-factory-opens-news-tamil-mfzfiKjchch.html |archive-date=26 May 2012 |work=Sify |language=en |access-date=25 April 2021 }}</ref> This was confirmed in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karthik |first=Janani |date=Feb 12, 2016 |title=Chennai 28 sequel is Venkat Prabhu's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-28-sequel-is-venkat-prabhus-next/articleshow/50946052.cms |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215043525/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-28-sequel-is-venkat-prabhus-next/articleshow/50946052.cms |archive-date=15 Feb 2016 |access-date=2026-05-27 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Abhinay Vaddi, who had previously appeared in ''Ramanujan'' (2014), revealed that he had signed on to portray a negative role in the film and would sport a thick beard and moustache for his character.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 20, 2016 |title=Abhinay plays baddie in Chennai-28 sequel! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/200416/abhinay-plays-baddie-in-chennai-28-sequel.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623044348/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/200416/abhinay-plays-baddie-in-chennai-28-sequel.html |archive-date=23 June 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=5 June 2024 }}</ref> Subbu Panchu also announced that he had signed the film during March 2016, while actress Anjena Kirti was brought into portray Vijay Vasanth's love interest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 5, 2016 |title=Subbu Panchu on a roll |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/050316/subbu-panchu-on-a-roll.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308125323/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/050316/subbu-panchu-on-a-roll.html |archive-date=8 March 2016 |work=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=5 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 4, 2016 |title=ONE LADY LOVE FOR TEAM CHENNAI 28 PART II FIXED! |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/anjena-kirti-talks-about-her-films-jumbulingam-3d-and-chnnai-28-sequel.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609083901/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/anjena-kirti-talks-about-her-films-jumbulingam-3d-and-chnnai-28-sequel.html |archive-date=9 June 2016 |access-date=2026-05-27 |work=Behindwoods |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Actor Viraj who appeared in the first film as a small boy, reprised his role in this film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai 600028 II Innings {{!}} Exclusive Interview with actor Viraj |url=http://manam.online/Cinema/2016-OCT-31/Chennai-28-is-my-visiting-card-says-Actor-Viraaj |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713152127/http://manam.online/Cinema/2016-OCT-31/Chennai-28-is-my-visiting-card-says-Actor-Viraaj |archive-date=13 July 2017 |website=manam.online |language=en |access-date=10 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album| | name = Chennai 600028 II | type = soundtrack | artist = Yuvan Shankar Raja | cover = | alt = | released = 7 October 2016 | recorded = 2016 | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = | label = Doo Paa Doo.com Saanhaa | producer = Yuvan Shankar Raja | prev_title = Dharma Durai | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = Yaakkai | next_year = 2016 }} The film has songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2016 |title=Chennai 600028 - Second Innings (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3PRfToS3x6RY82KsMH151N |website=Spotify |language=en}}</ref> {{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = The Boys are Back | length1 = 3:50 | lyrics1 = Karunakaran, Madurai Souljour | extra1 = Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharini, Vasuki Bhaskar, Madurai Souljour | title2 = Nee Kidaithai | length2 = 4:06 | lyrics2 = Niranjan Bharathi | extra2 = Haricharan, Chinmayi | title3 = Soppanasundari | length3 = 3:43 | lyrics3 = Venkat Prabhu | extra3 = Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren | title4 = Idhu Kadhaiya | length4 = 4:16 | lyrics4 = Parthi Bhaskar | extra4 = Sean Roldan, Kharesma Ravichandran | title5 = House Party | length5 = 4:21 | lyrics5 = Madhan Karky | extra5 = Senthildass Velayutham | title6 = Soppanasundari Remix | length6 = 4:34 | lyrics6 = Venkat Prabhu | extra6 = Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren | total_length = 24:30 }}

==Release== ''Chennai 600028 II'' was released in theatres on 9 December 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-10 |title=Chennai 600028 boys meet to celebrate three years of the sequel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-600028-boys-meet-to-celebrate-three-years-of-the-sequel/articleshow/72456364.cms |access-date=2026-05-27 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film had its television premiere on 1 May 2017 via STAR Vijay.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 April 2017 |title=Chennai 600028 II to premiere on Vijay TV |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/chennai-600028-ii-to-premiere-on-vijay-tv/articleshow/58413701.cms |access-date=6 June 2018 |work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Critical reception == M. Suganth of ''The Times of India'' rated the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "The success of ''Chennai 6000028 II: Second Innings'' lies in how smartly Venkat Prabhu weaves in the elements that we loved in the first film even though the setting and the dramatic angle of this film is different. Venkat Prabhu retains the themes that made the earlier film a modern-day cult classic — our obsessions with cricket and friendships — and also addresses his characters’ problems as adults".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/chennai-600028-ii-second-innings/movie-review/55894648.cms |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Vishal Menon of ''The Hindu'' wrote, "This sequel is especially for the fans of the original, the cult hit that was 'Chennai 600028'."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=2016-12-09 |title=Chennai 600028 II: Life's a pitch |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Chennai-600028-II-Life%E2%80%99s-a-pitch/article16784935.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127025800/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Chennai-600028-II-Life%E2%80%99s-a-pitch/article16784935.ece |archive-date=27 November 2024 |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> Manoj Kumar R. of ''The Indian Express'' gave the film three out of five stars and wrote, "''Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings'' does have some shortcomings in terms of narration and comedy when compared to its predecessor. But, the film’s steady pace and cricket makes it watchable. While Venkat hit a sixer with ''Chennai 600028'', he has somehow managed a four with the sequel."<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2016 |title=Chennai 600028 II Second Innings movie review: Venkat and team hit a boundary again |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kollywood-movie-review/chennai-600028-ii-second-innings-movie-review-venkat-and-team-hit-a-boundary-again-4418804/lite/ |work=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2025 |access-date=22 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322111853/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kollywood-movie-review/chennai-600028-ii-second-innings-movie-review-venkat-and-team-hit-a-boundary-again-4418804/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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