Karthikeya 2 release date: Nikhil SIddharth movie releases today; what you need to know about sequel of 2014 mystery movie

Karthikeya 2, a sequel of Karthikeya movie released in 2014 which was a Telugu mystery film.

It will have a pan India release today on August 13. The movie was originally scheduled to be released on July 22. However, the release of the film was postponed.

Directed by Chandoo Modenti, the film stars Nikhil Siddharth, Anupama Parmeswaran, while other actors are Adithya Menon, Anupam Kher, Arjun Kolishetty, and Harsha Chemudu.

The runtime of the movie is expected to be at 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Earlier, the team of Karthikeya 2 had received an invite from ISKCON after knowing the concept of the movie.

Lead actor Nikhil SIddharth had said "`Karthikeya 2` team has received an invitation from ISKCON, who after getting to know the concept of our film, have invited us to their premises in Vrindavan. They have also given us the opportunity to showcase our teaser there.

So, on Tuesday, all language teasers of our film will be released from there. Likewise, the new release date of our film too will be announced from there. So, our team is going to Vrindavan ISKCON on this invitation. Thank you ISKCON so much for this opportunity."

He also posted the actual invite sent by ISKCON Vice President Radharam Dason, which read, "The International Society of Krishna Consciousness warmly invites the `Karthikeya` movie makers to our premise in the holy city of Vrindavan for an interaction with all of us devotees, about their inspiration behind the story which talks about the life and glory of Sri Krishna. As devotees, we are eager to hear about the essence of Sri Krishna from your perspective and looking forward to your visit with all the heart."

The sequel deals with the personal problems of Karthik and how he comes out of them.

His pursuit of the truth leads him to find out the power of the Indian ancient belief system and Tatva of Lord Sri Krishna.

With inputs from IANS