Maari 2

Maari 2 is a 2018 Tamil-language Indian action comedy film written and directed by Balaji Mohan, a sequel to his 2015 film Maari. Dhanush produces it through Wunderbar Films and again plays the title role of a fun-loving gangster, with Sai Pallavi as the female lead and Tovino Thomas as the antagonist, alongside Krishna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and others. In the story Maari is hunted by the escaped gangster Beeja, known as Thanatos, who wants revenge for his brother's death, while the auto rickshaw driver Anandi, who loves Maari, is drawn into a drug smuggling job. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the songs and score, and the song Rowdy Baby became the first South Indian film song to pass 1.5 billion views on YouTube. The film was released on 21 December 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics.