Though sequels aren’t anything new in Kollywood, a ‘continuation’ to a film which released more than three decades ago, is sure to evince interest among many, especially those who have watched the first instalment. A flawless comic caper, neat performances and thoroughly engaging sequences made Manal Kayiru, a successful venture back in 1982. S Ve Shekher, who played Kittumani, and Visu, who played Naradhar Naidu, stole the show then owing to the camaraderie they shared on screen. Interestingly, the duo enacts the same roles after these many years, and has put up an impressive show. Having said that, Manal Kayiru 2, lacks innovativeness in the plot, and the unconvincing characterisations rub salt in the wound.
So, Kittumani is now well settled in life and he wants his daughter, Nisha (Poorna), who is in her 20s, to get married. His displeasure with Naidu (a matchmaker who has organised around 10,000 weddings) for making his life miserable by getting him a girl who possess no qualities which he had dreamt about continues even after all these years. Though Kittumani’s wife (Jayashree) relies on Naidu for their daughter’s marriage, the former is hell-bent about conducting the marriage without the veteran matchmaker’s help.
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