Hot Spot 2 Much movie review: Vignesh Karthick’s wacky ideas leave waning impact

Hot Spot 2 movie plot:

Much like Hot Spot, a filmmaker, this time a woman, Shilpa (Priya Bhavani Shankar), visits a producer to pitch a story, but she has a hidden agenda. Her stories are that of two fandoms clashing only to realise the downside of hero worshipping; the freedom of attire and to what situations they are applicable; and a time tesseract-like situation that connects a couple across timelines only to realise the bizarre connection between them.

Hot Spot 2 movie review:

There are good films, bad films, and even middling ones. But there also come films like Hot Spot 2, which is quite niche and ascertains its own wacky ideas into a screenplay, that it becomes difficult to box it. Certainly, Hot Spot 2 has borrowed much of these feelings from its predecessor, which is also a hyperlink drama that takes relevant social issues and put them in bizarre and what if situations, giving much food for thought. Hot Spot 2 carries a similar vein of thought, only that its noble intentions are watered down by its reliance on shock values.

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Hot Spot 2’s first segment, and pretty much the first half, is that of two youngers Sathya (Adithya Bhaskar) and James (VJ Rakshan) who are diehard fans of actors Raasa and Dada, the two onscreen rivals (certainly a reference to Vijay-Ajith fandom clash). Sathya and James are those who would clash at the FDFS shows, build banners and cutouts outside theatres, and worship their stars to the level that they can resign their jobs and put their relationships in jeopardy. But what happens when situations demand their stars to return the favour for their fans. Can they, or will they? Vignesh Karthick’s this segment is much relevant and, in a way, directly questions an industry and its fandom, the perils of hero worship. The execution might be over-the-top, and even on the face, but it raises some valid questions. For an industry that pits actors against each other, and fandom clashes that propels abuse and fights, this segment puts forth some honest points, questioning the authority of stardom. Do stars necessarily have to return fans’ favours for all the love they are being showered on? If not, how would fans react, and what could the fan-star relationship turn into? Hot Spot 2’s this segment is a look back at its own industry, and despite its jarring making, still has some substance to offer.

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Post-interval comes two other segments; one that stars Thambi Ramaiah’s Baskar and his daughter Sharnitha (Sanjana Tiwari), is a story of father and daughter. The latter is abroad return and evidently, has changed, much to her father’s irk. Sharnitha’s hot pants and sleeveless tops is a sight that Baskar is unable to behold. But that doesn’t bother Sharnitha as she shows up in a similar outfit in front of her father’s boss. But just as we get to feel a little better about the segment, and how it makes Sharnitha be confident to talk about her right to dress, the rest of the story flips back, as we see Baskar turn up in his inner wear to his daughter’s birthday bash. He cites the same right to dress to support his outfit. Hot Spot 2, which begins to go somewhere socially responsible with its first segment, gets confused with its second that wants to equate a woman’s choice of dressing inside her house to that of a man’s inability to understand what a celebratory gathering would require. When the story tries to justify a woman’s outfit inside her house to that of a man’s torn undergarments, Hot Spot 2 begins to lose its footing.

The last segment is that of Yugan (Ashwin Kumar) and Nithya (Bhavani Sre), who accidentally get connected through a call and fall in love. The catch is that they belong to different timelines and cannot see each other. But when Nithya is finally able to traverse through time and end up in Yugan’s era, reality about their relationship hits them, making the segment a little confusing on what it really wants to tell. Is it about the perception we form of others until they choose to be anonymous, or that we attract the ones who fall not far beyond ourselves? There is a concept that could have explored, but Hot Spot 2 relies on shock values yet again that it probably doesn’t get to the point on what the segment is addressing.

Overarching these segments, is the that involves Shilpa herself and her intentions to narrate the story to the producer. Might be a déjà vu from the previous film, but Hot Spot 2 wants to sandwich as many as socially responsible concepts into the film, that it becomes a little all over the place.

Hot Spot 2 movie verdict:

Hot Spot 2 is an attempt into telling stories about socially constructed values. But it only settles for shock values, and surface level understanding. Although progressiveness peeks in here and there, Hot Spot 2 doesn’t have enough to substantiate its gimmicked making.