Amanush 2
2015 Bengali film by Rajiv Kumar Biswas
Amanush 2 (transl. The Inhuman 2) is a 2015 Bengali crime thriller film directed by Rajib Kumar Biswas. It is a sequel to Amanush with different storylines but the same background and synopsis. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Naan which starred Vijay Antony in the lead. The film is released on 14 April 2015.
As early as July 2014, director Biswas spoke toward actress Payel Sarkar being a major character in the film. Filming took place in Chennai. The movie was not successful at the box office.
Plot
A good student in school, Raghu's (Soham Chakraborty) problems begin when his father commits suicide, after finding out that his wife, Raghu's mother, had been cheating on him with Raghu's home tutor. Seeking revenge, he sets his house on fire, killing his mother and tutor and ending up in a juvenile home. Upon his release, he heads to Kolkata to start a new life and befriends Saleem, a medical student.
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