Kalakalappu 2 (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) is a 2018 Indian Tamil language comedy film written and directed by Sundar C and produced by Kushboo. Despite the title, it is not a sequel to the 2012 film Kalakalappu, but a spiritual successor. The film features Jiiva, Jai, Shiva, Nikki Galrani and Catherine Tresa in the lead roles. The film grossed ₹50.35 crores in worldwide box-office and became the first blockbuster hit of 2018. Kalakalappu 2 was the most profitable movie of Tamil Film Industry in 2018 Though talks were going on since 2012, the film began production in October 2017 and progressed in locations including Varanasi, Karaikudi, Pune and Hyderabad. The film was released on 9 February 2018. The movie starts with Raghu (Jai) trying to kill his father for not taking good care of his family. That's when he comes to know that he owns an ancestral property in Kasi which was given as lease almost 100 years ago. At the same time, an IT raid takes place in a minister's house. The minister hands over the laptop having his property detail to his auditor, but the auditor demands 5 crores to hand over the laptop. In Kasi, Raghu's ancestral property is taken care by Seenu (Jiiva), but he's unsuccessful in the business he was doing. It's then showed that both Seenu and Raghu had been cheated by Ganesh (Shiva). They move to Karaikudi to get hold of Ganesh and get back their money. Meanwhile, the minister starts his journey to get back the laptop. How Raghu and Seenu get back their money and how the minister gets back the laptop forms the rest of the story.