Mungaru Male 2

Pre-monsoon showers 2) is a 2016 Indian Kannada romantic drama film co-written and directed by Shashank.

It stars Ganesh, Neha Shetty and Ravichandran with Shilpa Manjunath, Aindrita Ray, P. Ravi Shankar and Sadhu Kokila in supporting roles.

[6][7] It was a commercial success at the box office by collecting over ₹20 crore in its lifetime theatrical run.

[13] The sequel, however, did not take off for seven years until reports came out in early-July 2014, when it was announced, albeit by a different film team.

However, after much insistence, reports said Shashank relented and began working on the film's story and screenplay, which he completed by March 2015.

Arjun Janya was signed by the makers to score the film's background music and compose six tracks as part of its soundtrack.

A total of six songs and one instrumental track were composed by him and written by the lyricists such as Jayanth Kaikini, Kaviraj, Chandan Shetty, Gopi Iyengar and the director Shashank.

Noted singers such as Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal who got their big breaks in Kannada cinema through Mungaru Male recorded their voices to the sequel as well.

[30] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Unfortunately, a sequel creates great expectations and 2006’s Mungaru Male was a tough act to follow.

[31] A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote that "The first half reminds of several Bollywood movies and it never takes off.

The film does not disappoint fans who watched the first part, for there is a Preetham, a Nandini and even a wedding house in hilly Karnataka, but all served in a different presentation with new spices.

Jog Falls in Sagara, Karnataka , where a few sequences of the film were shot.