# Satya 2

Satya 2 (transl. Truth 2) is a 2013 Indian crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the film stars Puneet Singh Ratn (Hindi), Sharwanand (Telugu), Anaika Soti and Mahesh Thakur. The film tells the story of Satya, an immigrant who comes to Mumbai aiming to refashion the Mumbai underworld. The film is the fourth installment of the Gangster series, unrelated to the original trilogy.

## Plot

The movie revolves around the world of the criminal underworld, which has experienced a decline in Mumbai over the past decade. The protagonist, Satya, arrives in Mumbai and secures a job with Lahoti, a prominent construction tycoon. In an attempt to outshine a rival in a business deal, Satya becomes entangled with the mafia and other diminished underworld factions.
As the story progresses, Satya finds himself caught in a conflict with RK, a retired mafia leader, and his son, who harbors a grudge against Satya. In order to protect himself, Satya is forced to eliminate both RK and his son. Meanwhile, he also manages to secure production funds for a film through his connections, helps his friend acquire a flat, and brings his girlfriend Chitra to live with him.
However, Satya's actions attract numerous enemies, leading to a violent shootout with the police. Tragically, during the chaos, Satya loses both his girlfriend and his friend. Although he is eventually apprehended, Satya exploits his connections to establish a company that facilitates his release from jail.
Emboldened by his newfound freedom, Satya emerges as the newest and most influential underworld leader in Mumbai. He begins his reign with a strong determination to dominate the criminal landscape, leveraging the power and influence he has acquired through his connections and experiences.

## Cast

* Puneet Singh Ratn (Hindi version) / Sharwanand as Satya Prakash "Satya" (Telugu version)
* Anaika Soti as Chitra
* Mahesh Thakur as Lahothi (Hindi version) / Eshwar Rao (Telugu version)
* Priya Gamre
* Amitriyaan as Naara
* Raj Premi as RK
* Amal Sehrawat as TK
* Ashok Samarth as Solomon
* Kaushal Kapoor as Purshottam
* Vikram Singh as Anna
* Mrunal Jain as Abhijeet
* Vijay Kaushik as ACP Bhartik
* Aradhna Gupta in a special appearance
* Anjalie Gupta as Special (as item number)

### Telugu version

* Suresh as Subramanyam
* Ajay Rathnam as Sambasiva Rao "Samba"
* Shanmugarajan as Police Officer
* Radha Ravi as Chief Minister
* Thalaivasal Vijay as Prakash Rao
* Priya Gamre

## Production

"As a film maker I have been doing a deep study of the underworld and its gangsters for more than two decades primarily for the purposes of gathering subject matters for my films and to get inspired for characters from real life references..And that's how films like Satya and Company happened... Then one day it occurred to me what if a guy out there studied the same gangsters not for becoming a film maker but for the purpose of becoming a gangster himself.it's that idea of mine which finally shaped itself into Satya 2. A new age gangster will obviously be armed with the mistakes of the earlier gangsters and also with the modern day policing methods". said Ram Gopal Varma. One romantic song of Satya 2 was shot in Kashmir in June 2013. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) passed Satya 2 with A certificate with 3 cuts. Satya 2 is made within the budget of Rs 15 crore.
The film was promoted as a trilingual and was to mark the Tamil-language directorial debut of Varma. However, the Telugu version was partially reshot in Tamil as Naanthaanda.

## Soundtrack

The background score of the film has been composed by Shakthikanth Karthick. The soundtrack of the film consisted of nine tracks composed by Nitin Raikwar, Sanjeev–Darshan, Kary Arora and Shree D and lyrics by Moied Elhaam, Nitin Raikwar, Kumaar, Sonny Ravan and Shree D on 15 October 2013.

## Release and reception

Director Ram Gopal Verma hinted that Satya 2 will be his last film on the underworld and that now he wants to make romantic movies. Satya 2 was released on 2 8 October 2013 in U. A. E. and 8 November 2013 in India.
The film received mixed reviews, Subhash K. Jha of Bollywood News stated that Ram Gopal Varma returns to form with Satya 2. Samreen Tungekar of Bolly spice has stated "Ram Gopal Verma had made it clear that Satya 2 is not a sequel to Satya, and he has evidently made no attempt of making this film look like a prequel or a sequel too. Satya 2 stands as an independent story and does well for itself as a film." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that Satya 2 has the right elements that make a quintessential gangster film. Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times of India gave it 2 out of 5 stars.
The Telugu version released to negative reviews with Sangeetha of The Hindu advising to "skip this and watch the original Satya."

## Box office

Satya 2 opened to an average opening-day occupancy of around 5 percent, the overseas market being no different with the film seeing a release in UAE. Owing to this the film had an opening day collections of ₹3−4 million (US$−48,000) with ₹1.5−2 million (US$−24,000) coming from Mumbai itself keeping in accordance with the wide release with the rest coming from East Punjab and DUP with collections of around ₹.2 million (US$2,400) and ₹.5 million (US$6,000), respectively.