Madhi, a hero living in a mountain village, saves a baby elephant that got lost in a ditch when he was young. From there, the baby elephant starts circling Madhi. Madhi, who is yearning for affection, becomes addicted to the elephant’s affection and raises it. The elephant and Madhi grow up to be like brothers, but one day the elephant suddenly disappears. Madhi, who is searching for the elephant, wanders around in its memory and at one point forgets her identity.
Meanwhile, Madhi, who leaves her village for college on the advice of her teacher, returns to her hometown after 5 years. Then she gets information about a missing elephant. Based on that information, Madhi goes in search of the elephant. Did he find his elephant? What is the background behind the elephant’s disappearance? This is ‘Kumki 2’.
Debutant actor Madhi, who plays the lead, has all the features of a hero in appearance. He gets a pass mark in his performance by beautifully expressing various emotions such as the anguish of losing an elephant, the struggle to save it from danger, and the anger at those who want to separate it from him.
Shritha Rao, who appears only in a few scenes other than as the heroine, Andrews, who plays the hero’s friend, Arjun Das, who plays a forest officer, Akash, who plays a politician’s assistant, and Harish Peradi, who plays a police inspector, have done their job flawlessly.
All the songs in Nivas K. Prasanna’s music are melodious. The background music also travels according to the scenes.
Cinematographer M. Sukumar’s camera has displayed the mountains and waterfalls in a way that amazes the audience. At the same time, it is obvious that some tricks have been done in the forest scenes.
Editor Buvan has neatly edited the scenes and conveyed what director Prabhu Solomon wanted to say to the audience.
Just as director Prabhu Solomon is not new to the forest and the elephant, this story is not new to the audience either. Two similar films have been released in Tamil cinema. However, this one has a special quality that neither of them has.
The lack of anything in the film beyond the affection between the hero and the elephant is a major weakness. To cover up that weakness, director Prabhu Solomon has written a screenplay that includes the activities of the elephant Kumki and the political events in Tamil Nadu, but although the scenes are not that interesting. However, the little elephant’s friendship with the boy, the way the elephant was filmed, and some forest scenes make the film enjoyable.
