Telugu-origin movie Karthikeya 2, starring Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran and Anupam Kher continues its roar at the box office globally. The Hindi-dubbed version of the movie has outranked Hindi movies like Laal Singh Chaddha and Raksha Bandhan, in terms of collection.
Now, the phenomenal success of Karthikeya 2 has prompted the makers to come up with the third installment of the mystery adventure flick. As reported by Cine Critic Taran Adarsh, the makers have Karthikeya 3 on the cards.
Showering praises for the same, the Cine Critic on Sunday shared a video clip with a caption reading, "Veryyy few films stay in your heart and mind, much after the screening has ended... #Karthikeya2 is that special film... This is one film that deserves all the love, adulation and accolades... Strongly recommended!... Awaiting #Karthikeya3."
Meanwhile, the animated video clip shows Lord Shri Krishna sitting on the branch of a tree near a river bank while several peacocks are enjoying the mesmerising note of the flute.
Karthikeya 2 written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti presents the quest of Dr Karthikeya (Nikhil) to find the lost anklet of Lord Krishna. The unique concept of the Telugu-flick has been immensely appreciated by the audience in the Hindi belt.
Know about Karthikeya's previous quest
As seen in the first part of the mystic thriller franchise, Karthikeya, a medical student by profession, believes that every question on the earth has an answer. His pursuit of the truth leads him to explore the truth behind a series of unnatural deaths by snakebites when he visits a village for a medical camp. The deaths were triggered after the victims tried to discuss about the closure of an ancient temple of Lord Karthikeya Kumar Swamy. His anxiousness escalated after he found a book describing the miraculous power of the temple.
However, during his quest to unearth the mystery behind such deaths, he barges into the temple where he finds out that all those deaths were prompted as a part of secret planning of robbing a priceless and unique diamond, worth more than the Kohinoor diamond. A government official had planned the robbery by joining hands with some foreign researchers and hypnotising snakes was a major part of the plan. The snake was hypnotised through animal magnetism or hypnotherapy.
Failing the robbery plan, Karthikeya develops faith in God. As teased towards the end of the flick, Karthikeya sets out on another mission to Goa with his close friends. As described, they were to visit a cave in Goa from where people don't return after entering it once.
What to unlock in the sequel?
However, the sequel served a different story in which Karthikeya sets out on a quest to find the anklet of Lord Krishna which has the solution to the problems faced by humans. Before setting out on this new quest, Karthikeya gets arrested after his mother goes missing. Following that he is attacked by people of an exiled cult known as the protectors of Lord Krishna's belongings. Later, to find out the answers, he sets out on a mission to find the anklet.
Finally, he finds the anklet and unfolds the mysterious link between Lord Krishan and the deep waters of the Atlantic ocean.
The challenges Karthikeya faced during his adventurous journey can be unlocked after watching the movie. This is certainly one of the reasons that has led the movie to rule the box office.
During the post-credit sequence it is shown that Dr Kartikeya is holding a key in his hand. Following that, a cinematic shot of a city is shown which is underwater and does have a big gate. The close shot of the gate shows a key hole. It seems, the key which is in hand of Kartikeya is supposed to be of the big gate. This has raised the anticipation for Karthikeya 3 and his new quest.
While the entire box office collection of Karthikeya 2 (Hindi) in the first week stood at Rs 5.75 crore, the total collection in the second weekend was Rs 9.57 crore. The buzz around Karthikeya 2 is much high and likewise, anticipation for Karthikeya 3 will be much higher.
Karthikeya 3 not the end!
Speaking about the third installment, TOI quoted Nikhil as saying, "Yes, since we have a character like Dr Karthik who is hell bent on unearthing exciting mysteries and having adventures. There are several more untold stories about our cultural heritage and we will be back for several more exciting instalments of Karthikeya."
This statement from the actor certainly indicates that it is not just the 3rd installment, the team will come up with more of such mystery adventures.
Nikhil is quite enthralled over the phenomenal success of his latest release and how the audience accepted and showered love for it.