Overview
A relentless police chief faces a cunning predator in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- urgent
- disturbing
- intense thriller night
- socially conscious viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Rani Mukerji and Vishal Jethwa’s performances, the screenplay, and the film’s timely, gritty social thriller framing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Shivani Shivaji Roy leads the hunt as the city’s chief police officer and directly confronts Sunny.
The plot and critical response frame Sunny’s assaults within deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and their effects on women.
Sunny murders young girls while Shivani races to identify and apprehend him before he claims another victim.
The central investigation concerns rape and murder, with Shivani pursuing justice through law enforcement.
Films like Mardaani 2, and why
Mardaani
female-led police pursuit, sexual violence crimes, and gritty crime-thriller intensity
Pink
socially confrontational crime thriller centered on sexual violence and institutional response
The Silence of the Lambs
relentless cat-and-mouse pursuit with a psychologically disturbing killer
Soni
female police protagonist confronting systemic misogyny through a tense investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Gopi Puthran
- Release Date
- 2019-12-12
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (82)
Cast
- Rani Mukerji
- Vishal Jethwa
- Rajesh Sharma
- Shruti Bapna
- Vikram Singh Chauhan
- Jisshu Sengupta
- Prasanna Ketkar
- Anurag Sharma
- Sunny Hinduja
- Sumit Nijhawan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mardaani 2 about?
- A determined police chief wages a high-stakes hunt for a sexually violent killer whose crimes expose the social forces behind his brutality.
- What is Mardaani 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mardaani 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mardaani 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mardaani 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Mardaani 2?
- Critics broadly praised Rani Mukerji and Vishal Jethwa’s performances, the screenplay, and the film’s timely, gritty social thriller framing.
- Which films are like Mardaani 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Mardaani, Pink, The Silence of the Lambs, and Soni.
- How long is Mardaani 2?
- Mardaani 2 runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mardaani 2?
- In United States, Mardaani 2 streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
