Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander is a 2015 Indian Action film directed by Perarasu in his Malayalam debut. The film is produced by Ajmal Hassan. It is unofficial sequel to 1990 Malayalam cult classic film Samrajyam which stars Mammooty in the lead. Unni Mukundan played the lead role of Jordan, the son of Alexander who was the protagonist in the prequel.[1] Akanksha Puri played the female lead making her debut in Malayalam. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Tamil with the latter titled Tihar.[2]
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Directed by | Perarasu |
Written by | Perarasu |
Produced by | Ajmal Hassan |
Starring | Unni Mukundan Mammootty R. Parthiban Akanksha Puri K.C.Shankar Vijayaraghavan Madhu Rahul Menon Suman Devan Manoj K. Jayan |
Cinematography | Sekhar V. Joseph |
Edited by | Samjith Muhammed |
Music by | R. A. Shafeer Background Score: S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Gayathri Film International |
Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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Running time | 160 minutes (Malayalam Version) 164 minutes (Tamil Version) |
Country | India |
Languages | Malayalam Tamil |
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.[3]
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.[4]
The film was shot in Tamil as Tihar with Parthiban.[5][6][7][8]
Music by R. A. Shafeer.
Malayalam version
Samrajyam 2 received highly negative reviews. Critics criticizing film by saying "this is the destruction of it's first part". A critic from Indiaglitz stated that "Samrajyam 2 is nothing but a disaster".[9]Jomon, the director of Samrajyam 1, highly criticized the film and said "Director Perarasu directed this cringe worthy sequel without watching it's prequel".
Tihar received negative reviews. A critic from Nettv4u wrote that "This is an onetime watcher movie".[10]
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