HIT 2 review: Adivi Sesh’s hunt for a serial killer has both shortcomings and impressive moments

Thanks to the seasoned actors, Sailesh Kolanu’s directorial engages the audience despite the cliched murder-mystery pattern and scenes.

ByDeepthi Nandan

Published:Dec 02, 2022

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Adivi Sesh in HIT 2. (AdiviSesh/Twitter)

Sailesh Kolanu should have worked more on the script!
2.5

HIT 2 (Telugu)

  • Cast: Adivi Sesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Suhas, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, Posani Krishnamurali, Komalle Prasad, Srikanth Iyengar, and Maganti Srikanth
  • Director: Sialesh Kolanu
  • Producers: Prashanti Tipirneni and Nani
  • Music: MM Srilkeha, Suresh Bobbili, and John Stewart Eduri
  • Runtime: 2 hours

Hit: The Second Case, aka HIT 2 — starring Adivi Sesh — released in theatres this Friday, 2 December. It is a sequel to Hit: The First Case (2020), which was a critically acclaimed hit.

With Adivi Sesh becoming more of a household name after his pan-Indian hit Major, HIT 2 attracted quite a lot of attention from movie lovers.

Let’s check if the suspense thriller lives up to the expectations.

Krishna Dev aka KD (Adivi Sesh) is posted as the in-charge of the Homicide Intervention Team in Visakhapatnam.

Soon after taking charge, he is given a high-profile murder case which becomes a sensation across the Telugu states.

Sanjana, a bar manager, is brutally murdered and her body is chopped into pieces.

KD’s investigation reveals that the body parts found at Sanjana’s murder location include those of two other women, making it clear that it is not one murder but three.


Soon, Krishna Dev and his team — Varsha (Komalee Prasad) and Abhilash (Srikant Maganti) — jump into action to trace the dreaded criminal.

The hurdles the team faces while solving the mystery and the motive behind the serial killings form the rest of the story.

What works and what doesn’t

Sailesh Kolanu, who directed Hit: The First Case, is also the director for Hit: The Second Case.

Movies about psycho serial killers are not new to Telugu film lovers. Also, most of the flicks in this genre follow a set pattern, where cops are on the lookout for a criminal who keeps killing because of a painful past.

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Adivi Sesh and Meenakshi Chaudhary in ‘HIT 2’. (AdiviSesh/Twitter)

While Hit 2 follows the same pattern and has several cliches, it also has its moments and manages to impress in some scenes.

However, there are many loose ends in the movie, which raise questions from serious suspense thriller fans, about the way police carry on with the investigation of serial killings.

Sailesh Kolanu should have worked more on the script and made the movie compact and fast-paced.

Actors make up for shortcomings

Adivi Sesh is not new to such characters, and hence he pulled it off with ease.

Meenakshi Chaudhary looks cute as Sesh’s love interest. Komalee Prasad is impressive in the police officer’s role.

Suhas gets a meaty role in this suspense thriller. Actors like Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, and Posani Krishna Murali appear as supporting cast and do their bit. Being seasoned actors, they all made up for the shortcomings in the script.

Actor Nani also appears in the climax, hinting that he will star in HIT 3.

Cinematographer S Manikandan does a decent job, while editing by Garry BH is adequate.

MM Srilekha and Suresh Bobbili composed the songs. John Stewart did the background score. The BGM is in tune with the genre.

Final take

HIT 2 is a suspense thriller about police hunting a serial killer. This Adivi Sesh-starrer has both shortcomings and impressive moments. It can be watched once.

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