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Star Cast: Hiphop Tamizha Adhi, Ketika Sharma, Chaithra J. Achar
Director: Hiphop Tamizha Adhi
What’s Good: Monologues, Premise, Music
What’s Bad: Screenplay, Climax
Loo Break: Anytime
Watch or Not?: Watch
Language: Tamil
Available On: Sony LIV
Runtime: 125 minutes
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In the film, a young Jeeva questions who gets to decide the rules and boundaries of art and why it always has to be serious. He delivers a monologue along these lines when a more popular person from the film industry mocks his gaana music. Even though he delivers an honest monologue, it is also wrapped in his youthful playfulness. It is not a groundbreaking, serious moment, but his words stay with you as he questions the culture of gatekeeping in music. Hiphop Tamizha, as Jeeva, Tiger Siva, and Das in Meesaya Murukku 2, tries to draw attention to the inequalities in the world of music.
Meesaya Murukku 2 Movie Review: Script Analysis
Hiphop Tamizha returns with a sequel to his film Meesaya Murukku, eight years later. The earlier film was a coming-of-age musical that doubled as Hiphop Tamizha Adhi’s biography. The youth found the film quite motivational. The second part focuses on gaana music, a genre that has never received its due recognition despite its popularity among the masses.
The film’s story revolves around Das (Hiphop Adhi and Karunas), a popular gaana singer from Royapuram. He aspires to bring his art form into the mainstream. However, he is limited by the gatekeeping practiced by people from a particular caste. His son, Tiger Siva (Adhi again and Baba Baskar), is another talented musician who is still struggling to find a stage to showcase his talent. His wife, Vaani (Ramya Ranganathan), who hails from a Brahmin household, is his biggest support and believes that every art form — gaana or Carnatic — deserves a stage.
We are then taken to 2026, where Jeeva is a DJ waiting to get his big break. Despite generations having passed, he faces the same gatekeeping from privileged families in the music industry, who have controlled the profession for generations. The film follows Jeeva’s struggle to make it big in the music industry as a gaana singer and to get the art form the much-deserved recognition and respect it deserves.
Meesaya Murukku 2 Movie Review: Star Performance
Hiphop Adhi plays three roles Meesaya Murukku 2 across different time periods. He starts off as Das, a highly respected man who deeply cares for his art form despite being humiliated for it. He delivers punchy dialogues and holds his head high against all odds. Tiger Siva is more rebellious in nature and has a strong head and heart. Jeeva, on the other hand, is more carefree and unaware of the struggles faced by previous generations. Even though he is passionate about his music, his character is more in sync with today’s youth. We witness his coming-of-age journey as he learns the truth about his family. Hiphop Tamizha Adhi is quite impressive in all three roles and brings out their distinct personalities nicely.
Harshath Khan, who plays Jeeva’s close friend Harshath, is exceptionally good in the goofy role. Ketika Sharma makes her Kollywood debut as Laila Singh, with a charming screen presence. Baba Baskar and Karunas play the older Tiger Siva and Gaana Das, respectively, in the second half of the film. They have beautiful character arcs that they play to perfection.
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Meesaya Murukku 2 Movie Review: Direction, Music
Hiphop Tamizha Adhi is the writer and director of the film. While exploring the rarely discussed inequalities and caste- and religion-based discrimination in music, he tries not to get preachy. Across generations, the film explores the experiences of gaana singers and how they continue to be looked down upon for being part of an art form considered unserious. At one point, when young Jeeva surprises his grandfather with a gaana song, the grandfather faints in shock. This is the level of disdain with which gaana music is viewed, as depicted in the film.
Even though the film succeeds in highlighting the inequalities in music and questioning the role of God, caste, and religion in spaces meant for artists, it rushes through the solutions.
The film has some great music, with groovy compositions. The lyrics are also an ode to gaana songs and should be listened to carefully. There is a song for every mood, and the music does justice to the film’s genre.
Meesaya Murukku 2 Movie Review: The Last Word
The Tamil drama is an honest film made with good intentions. However, it only works in parts. The biggest highlights of the film are the monologues delivered by Das, Tiger Siva, and Jeeva as they are humiliated for their art. Every word in these monologues lands well, with some really good and strong points made about the gatekeeping of music based on caste and religion. However, the scenes meant to weave the monologues into a cohesive screenplay do not fully succeed. The climax, in particular, seems rushed and fails to offer a satisfying conclusion compared to the inequalities the film highlights.
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Meesaya Murukku 2 released on 06th November, 2026 on Sony LIV.
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