
KESARI CHAPTER 2 (film)
- Director: Karan Singh Tyagi
- Writers: Karan Singh Tyagi, Amritpal Singh Bindra
- Based on: The Case That Shook The Empire by Raghu Palat & Pushpa Palat
- StarCast: Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, Regina Cassandra, Ananya Panday
- Music Composer: Shashwat Sachdev
- Producer – Hiroo Yash Johar, Aruna Bhatia, Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Amritpal Singh Bindra & Anand Tiwari
- Language: Hindi
- Country: India
- Genre: Historical Drama / War
- Running Time: 135 minutes
- Release Date: 18 April 2025
- Budget: โน300 Crore
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Film Star Cast –
๐ญ Cast & Characters
- Akshay Kumar as Adv. Sankaran Nair
- R. Madhavan as Adv. Neville McKinley
- Ananya Panday as Dilreet Gill
- Regina Cassandra as Palat Kunhimalu Amma, Sankaran Nairโs wife
- Simon Paisley Day as General Reginald Dyer
- Alexx O’Nell as Lord Chelmsford
- Amit Sial โ Role not yet revealed
- Masaba Gupta โ Role not yet revealed
- Steven Hartley as Judge McArdie
- Krish Rao as Pargat Singh
๐ฌ KESARI CHAPTER 2
“The Courtroom That Challenged an Empire.”
A Dharma Productions, Leo Media Collective, and Cape of Good Films Presentation
๐ฅ Starring
๐ Akshay Kumar as Adv. Sankaran Nair โ The fearless lawyer who stood against British tyranny
๐ R. Madhavan as Adv. Neville McKinley โ A fierce legal adversary
๐ Ananya Panday as Dilreet Gill โ A passionate journalist fighting for justice
๐ Regina Cassandra as Palat Kunhimalu Amma โ The heart behind the hero
โ๏ธ Simon Paisley Day as General Reginald Dyer โ The man behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
๐ฉ Alexx O’Nell as Lord Chelmsford โ The Viceroy of India
โ๏ธ Steven Hartley as Judge McArdie
๐งโโ๏ธ Krish Rao as Pargat Singh
๐ต๏ธ Amit Sial โ Role TBA
๐ผ Masaba Gupta โ Role TBA
โ๏ธ Written & Directed by
๐ฌ Karan Singh Tyagi
๐ Story by
Karan Singh Tyagi & Amritpal Singh Bindra
๐ฌ Dialogues by
Sumit Saxena
๐ Based on the Acclaimed Book
The Case That Shook The Empire
by Raghu Palat & Pushpa Palat
๐ถ Original Score & Music
Shashwat Sachdev
๐ฅ Cinematography
Debojeet Ray
โ๏ธ Editing
Nitin Baid
๐งจ Produced by
Hiroo Yash Johar | Aruna Bhatia | Karan Johar
Adar Poonawalla | Apoorva Mehta
Amritpal Singh Bindra | Anand Tiwari
๐ข Production Houses
๐๏ธ Dharma Productions
๐๏ธ Leo Media Collective
๐๏ธ Cape of Good Films
๐ฝ๏ธ Distributed by
Dharma Productions
๐ Release Date: 18 April 2025
โฑ๏ธ Running Time: 135 minutes
๐ญ Language: Hindi
๐ฎ๐ณ Country: India
๐ฐ Budget: โน300 Crore
๐ง Tagline
โOne Man. One Trial. One Nation’s Turning Point.โ
FAQ
Kesari Chapter 2 is a powerful courtroom drama rooted in historical truth. It follows Advocate Sankaran Nair, who dared to take the British Empire to court following the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film unravels the tension, courage, and consequences of one man’s quest for justice during Indiaโs fight for independence.
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