Released · Telugu film · 2019
Manmadhudu 2
మన్మథుడు 2
Manmadhudu 2 release date: 9 August 2019 (theatres). Directed by Rahul Ravindran; starring Rakul Preet Singh and Nagarjuna.
- Film release
- 9 August 2019 · All 2019 films
- Director
- Rahul Ravindran
- Music
- Chaitan Bharadwaj
- Production
- Viacom18 Studios, Annapurna Studios, Anandi Art Creations
- Producer
- Akkineni Nagarjuna
- Writing credits
- Rahul Ravindran
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 9 August 2019 · all 2019 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Manmadhudu 2 (meaning “Cupid 2”) is a 2019 Telugu-language romantic comedy directed by Rahul Ravindran and produced by Nagarjuna and P. Kiran under Annapurna Studios, Anandi Art Creations and Viacom18 Studios. It stars Nagarjuna and Rakul Preet Singh. An official remake of the French film I Do (2006) and a spiritual successor to Nagarjuna’s Manmadhudu (2002), it received mixed to negative reviews and failed at the box office.
Story
Sam, an ageing bachelor and perfumer living in Portugal, has sworn off marriage after a painful break-up in his youth and prefers casual flings. When his mother and three sisters give him three months to marry, he hires a young woman, Avantika, to pose as his fiancée and then jilt him at the altar so his family will give up. Avantika, who needs money for reasons of her own, agrees, but the plan becomes complicated as the family grows fond of her and the two start to fall for each other.
Cast
- Nagarjuna and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles
- Vennela Kishore, whose comedy was widely praised
Cameo appearances:
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as a girl Sam meets on a bridge
- Keerthy Suresh as Suma, Sam’s ex-girlfriend
- Akshara Gowda as a girl Sam meets at a bar
- Brahmanandam as Suribabu Lavangam
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Amit, Avantika’s ex-boyfriend
Production
Nagarjuna bought the remake rights to I Do. The film was launched with a puja at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad on 25 March 2019, attended by Naga Chaitanya, Amala Akkineni, Sumanth and Sushanth. Important scenes were shot in Portugal, including Lisbon, and Switzerland.
Music
Chaitan Bharadwaj composed the music, released on the Aditya Music label.
Release and reception
The film was released on 9 August 2019. Reviews were mostly mixed to negative: The Times of India enjoyed it as a hilarious entertainer, but India Today, Firstpost and The Hindu felt it barely scratched the surface of its themes, and Hindustan Times called its writing a letdown despite decent lead performances. Several reviewers praised Vennela Kishore’s comedy. It was a box office bomb.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Manmadhudu 2 (2019)
- Rakul Preet Singh as Avanthika
- Nagarjuna
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Rao Ramesh as Attharu Pushparaju
- Vennela Kishore as Kishore
- Brahmanandam as Suribabu Lavangam
- Akshara Gowda as Askhara
- Rohini as Janani
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Girl at the Bridge
- Yaragudipati Venkata Mahalakshmi
- Keerthy Suresh as Suma
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Samba Siva Rao 'Sam'
Also in the cast (TMDB): Lakshmi as Sam's Mother, Devadarshini as Sangeetha, Jhansi as Swarnalatha, Nishanthi Evani as Swetha, Sudhanshu Pandey as Amit.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
Reviews cited in the article were mixed: critics enjoyed Vennela Kishore's comedy but felt the film did not explore its themes deeply.
- The Times of India called it a hilarious entertainer, especially Vennela Kishore's comedy, despite a weak climax.
- India Today felt it “barely scratches the surface”, with only its one-liners to take away.
- Firstpost felt director Rahul Ravindran does not dig into the more meaningful films it could have been.
- The Indian Express noted a regressive family and a womanising hero, but said the film is not crass.
- The New Indian Express called it a bumpy ride with a convoluted plot, saved only by some comic sequences.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Manmadhudu 2 (revision 1373526194), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
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