Naan Avan Illai 2

Naan Avan Illai 2 (transl. I Am Not Him 2) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Selva. It is the sequel to Naan Avan Illai (2007).^[1] Jeevan reprises the lead role, while the female roles are enacted by Sangeetha, Lakshmi Rai, Shweta Menon, Shruti Marathe, and Rachana Maurya. D. Imman, who did the film score for the first part of the film, replaced Vijay Antony as the music director. The film was released on 27 November 2009.

Naan Avan Illai 2
Poster
Directed by	Selva
Written by	Selva Pattukkottai Prabakar (dialogues)
Produced by	V. Hitesh Jhabak
Starring	Jeevan Sangeetha Lakshmi Rai Shweta Menon Shruti Marathe Rachana Maurya
Cinematography	Balamurugan
Music by	D. Imman
Production company	Nemichand Jhabak
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	27 November 2009 (2009-11-27)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Two years after the events of the first film, Annamalai's (Jeevan) photograph appears in a newspaper along with an interview of Maria (Rachana Maurya), who claims herself to be a saint propounding a new faith. She describes him as her God, Vaali. A mafia-turned-spiritualist, she attributes her transformation to him in the interview. This prompts three women to come calling Maria all the way. The three women were cheated by him recently, and they probe Maria of Annamalai's whereabouts. The three women – Sakhi (Sruthi Marathe), Nisha (Swetha Menon) and an actress named Deepa (Lakshmi Rai) – try to prove to Maria that he was a cheat. However, she does not believe them. Meanwhile, Annamalai suffers bleeding injuries in an accident. Mahalakshmi alias Mahi (Sangeetha), a Lankan woman who runs a restaurant, nurses him back to health. On seeing Mahi separated from his daughter by her late husband's (Krishna) family, he decides to reunite them.

Cast

• Jeevan in a various role as Joseph Fernandez / Annamalai / Magesh / Aravind / Barath and Sarath / Vali / David
• Sangeetha as Mahalakshmi (Mahi)
• Lakshmi Rai as Deepa
• Shweta Menon as Nisha
• Shruti Marathe as Saki
• Rachana Maurya as Maria
• Krishna as Mahalakshmi's husband
• Mayilsamy as Annamalai's assistant
• Rajkapoor as Deepa's brother
• Yog Japee as Nisha's customer

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.^[2]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Baaga Unnara"	Viveka	Udit Narayan, SuVi
2.	"Manmadha Leelai"	P. Vijay	Shail Hada, Nithyasree, Benny Dayal
3.	"Naangu Kangal"	P. Vijay	Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal
4.	"O Mariya"	Vaali	D. Imman, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan
5.	"Sollamaley"	Yugabharathi	Sadhana Sargam
6.	"Southern Aroma" (Instrumental)		Andrea Jeremiah
7.	"Thooyavaney"	Viveka	Neha Bhasin

Critical reception

Sify wrote, "The film is predictable at every turn and the second half drags big time".^[3] Rediff wrote "A little bit of sentiment and massive dollops of entertainment, that's Naan Avan Illai 2, for you. It lacks a bit of the first movie's originality but if its two-and-a half-hours of no holds barred fun is what you want then this is your best bet."^[4]