# Ratris Khel Chale 2

Ratris Khel Chale 2 (transl. The Game Runs At Night 2) is an Indian Marathi language supernatural thriller drama series which aired on Zee Marathi. It premiered from 14 January 2019 by replacing Baaji serving as a prequel to the series Ratris Khel Chale.

## Series

| Season | Season | Episodes | Originally Broadcast | Originally Broadcast |
| Season | Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| | 1 | 210 | 22 February 2016 (2016-02-22) | 22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) |
| | 2 | 413 | 14 January 2019 (2019-01-14) | 27 March 2020 (2020-03-27) |
| | 2 | 413 | 20 July 2020 (2020-07-20) | 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) |
| | 3 | 238 | 22 March 2021 (2021-03-22) | 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) |
| | 3 | 238 | 16 August 2021 (2021-08-16) | 9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) |

## Plot

The second season is the prequel to the first season. It shows the Naik family's mysterious past, which led to Anna Naik's untimely death and the strange occurrences. It revolves around Anna's middle age, when he is an influential person in the village who uses power to take undue advantage of the village folk as well as kill people at times. This all leads to strange events happening in the house, including him witnessing ghosts of the people he murders.
Anna forcefully removes his elder brother Aaba's family from their house to control all the family property. He also becomes intimate with Kumudini "Shevanta" Patankar, who newly moves into the village with her husband Kamalakar Patankar. She gives birth to her and Anna's daughter Sushma. Anna also kills many villagers to usurp their properties. Soon, strange events starts to happen in the house, as a result of the ghosts of the people killed by Anna, and Anna witnesses the ghosts sometimes. Years later, after killing Kamalakar, Anna builds a house for Shevanta. But she gets more possessive with Anna. He then tricks her into committing suicide on the tree of the Naik house and the tree gets haunted. Finally, over the course of the following few years, Anna mends his ways and gets on the right path of good deeds. But his crime-filled past inflicts curses upon him and he faces untimely death by getting killed by the ghosts of people he murdered throughout his life.

## Cast
### Main

* Madhav Abhyankar as Hari "Anna" Naik, the influential person in the village. Shevanta and Indumati's husband.
* Shakuntala Nare as Indumati "Mai" Naik, Anna's kind-hearted wife.
* Apurva Nemlekar as Kumudini "Shevanta" Kamalakar Patankar, one of the women Anna was obsessed with. Sushma's mother.

### Recurring

* Sanjeevani Patil as Vatsala "Vachchhi" Naik, Aaba's wife, who is angry after Anna doesn't share his ancestral wealth with his elder brother, leaving her family in poverty.
* Suhas Shirsat as Dattaram "Datta" Hari Naik, Anna's second child and son from Bhivari but still raised as Indu's own, the most responsible member of the Naik family after Anna.
* Mangesh Salvi as Madhav Hari Naik, Anna's eldest child and son who moves to Mumbai for work.
* Prajakta Wadaye as Sarita Dattaram Naik, Datta's wife and the only second generation mistress in the house to take care of it.
* Namrata Pavaskar as Chhaya Hari Naik, Anna's third child and only daughter, whose husband died on the night of their wedding, leaving her widowed and to live in her parents' home.
* Sainkeet Kamat as Abhiram Hari Naik, Anna's youngest son who is sent to Mumbai for studies at a boarding school.
* Dilip Bapat as Advocate Nene, who always saved Anna after he had committed any crime and helped him acquire properties.
* Anil Gawde as Raghunath "Raghu" Gurav, who is the Gurav of the village and often called by the Naiks whenever any paranormal event occurs.
* Pralhad Kudtarkar as Pandu, a man cared for by the Naiks who forgets almost everything he hears or sees.
* Diksha Sonawane as Bhivari, a mistress of Anna's and Dattaram's biological mother.
* Abhay Khadapkar as Aaba Naik, Vachchhi's husband, Kashi's father, and Anna's elder brother.
* Sachin Shirke as Kashinath "Kashi" Naik, Aaba and Vachchhi's only child, and Shobha's husband, who becomes mentally unstable.
* Mangal Rane as Shobha Kashinath Naik, Aaba and Vachchhi's daughter-in-law, and Kashi's wife, who is almost as cunning as, if not more than, her vengeful mother-in-law.
* Adish Paigude as Kamalakar Patankar, Shevanta's generous and modest husband. His low income disappoints Shevanta and causes her to have extramarital affairs with Anna for money.
* Hridaynath Jadhav as Chontya, a villager who occasionally helps for Anna in exchange for money.

## Production
### Development

The production and filming of series took place in Akeri, Maharashtra in the Konkan Region. The filming of Season 2 was stopped on 27 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. But, new episodes of this show were started airing from 13 July 2020. The show went off air in late August and making way for crime series Devmanus.
   I believe that, our responsibility doubled after the official announcement of season 2. Also, the storyline of the show is loaded with suspense. All the characters from the season 1 will be seen in the latest season too. Moreover, new characters will be added too. Also, we have chosen same Naikancha Wada for the shoot.

### Casting

Madhav Abhyankar was selected to play the role of Anna Naik.
   I was informed to reduce my body weight and within a month's of span, I lost 7 to 8 kilograms and it took me more than a month to communicate in Malvani Dialect. I used to watch Malvani plays online.
Apurva Nemlekar was selected to play the role of Shevanta.
   I got a call from production house of this series. We are doing a new series will you come to audition? At that time, I am not interested in Sas-bahu series. I was looking for a different kind of role. I auditioned and I acted as like Daily Soap, but I was rejected. Then after a while, I was called back. At that time they said we didn't want to tell, but we were told, we are looking for Shevanta.
Prajakta Wadaye is offered for the role of Sarita who was previously played by Ashwini Mukadam in Ratris Khel Chale.
   It was a big surprise for me when I got the call for playing the role of Sarita.
Shakuntala Nare, Suhas Shirsat, Namrata Pawaskar, Pralhad Kudtarkar, Mangesh Salvi reprise their roles of Mai, Datta, Chhaya, Pandu.

## Awards

Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2019 :
| Category | Recipient | Role |
| Best Character Female | Apurva Nemlekar | Shevanta |
| Best Character Male | Madhav Abhyankar | Anna Naik |
| Best Negative Actor | Madhav Abhyankar | Anna Naik |
| Best Negative Actress | Sanjeevani Patil | Vachchhi |
| Best Supporting Female | Namrata Pawaskar | Chhaya |
| Best Supporting Male | Hridaynath Jadhav | Chontya |

## Reception
### Special episode (1 hour)

* 31 December 2019

### Ratings

| Week | Year | BARC Viewership | BARC Viewership | Ref. |
| Week | Year | TRP | Rank | Ref. |
| Week 8 | 2020 | 2.6 | 5 | |
| Week 10 | 2020 | 2.7 | 5 | |

### Dubbed version

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired |
| Marathi | Ratris Khel Chale 2 रात्रीस खेळ चाले २ | 14 January 2019 | Zee Marathi | 29 August 2020 |
| Hindi | Raat Ka Khel Saara 2 रात का खेल सारा २ | 12 December 2020 | And TV | 26 December 2021 |