Jai Hind 2(2014)
Jai Hind 2 is a 2014 Indian action drama film directed, written, and produced by Arjun Sarja. The film stars Arjun Sarja, Surveen Chawla, and Rahul Dev. It follows Abhimanyu, a computer engineer and martial artist, who fights against a corrupt private school system that denies poor children education. The story centers on his mission to secure free and compulsory education for all children after witnessing a tragedy. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil, Kannada (as Abhimanyu), and Telugu. It won the Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film. The Tamil version did not receive a tax exemption. The film was released on 7 November 2014.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 7 November 2014
- Director
- Arjun
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 3.5/10
Storyline
Abhimanyu is a computer engineer and martial artist. He sees a poor girl lose her parents because of greedy private school owners. He decides to fight the corrupt school system. He must defeat the powerful school association and its ruthless leader to ensure every child gets free education.
“Fight for every child's right to learn”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Jai Hind 2
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & Mayilsamy (26 films together), Brahmanandam & Rahul Dev (12 films together), Vinaya Prasad & Brahmanandam (6 films together), Manobala & Brahmanandam (3 films together), Arjun & Mayilsamy (3 films together), and Manobala & Arjun (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Jai Hind' but was renamed 'Jai Hind 2' to connect it thematically with Arjun's 1994 patriotic film.
- Director Arjun Sarja also played the lead role, making it a rare film where he directed himself in a contemporary social drama.
- It was shot extensively in and around Chennai, including at real schools to add authenticity to the education system critique.
- The movie's climax features a large public gathering scene, which was challenging to coordinate with many junior artists.
- Despite its social message, the film had a very limited theatrical run and quickly moved to television broadcasts.
- Arjun Sarja's daughter, Aishwarya Arjun, made a special appearance in a song, marking one of her early film exposures.
- The soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja was one of the veteran composer's less commercially noticed works from that period.