Mungaru Male 2

Mungaru Male 2
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Kannada	ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ 2
Directed by	Shashank
Produced by	G. Gangadhar
Screenplay by	Shashank Gopi Iyengar Raghu Kovi
Story by	Shashank
Starring	Ganesh Neha Shetty V. Ravichandran Aindrita Ray
Music by	Arjun Janya
Cinematography	Shekar Chandra
Edited by	K. M. Prakash
Production company	E. K. Pictures
Release date	10 September 2016 (2016-09-10)
Running time	160 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹10 crore
Box office	est. ₹20 crore (domestic)

Mungaru Male 2 (translation: Pre-monsoon Showers) is a 2016 Indian Kannada film co-written and directed by Shashank. It stars Ganesh, V. Ravichandran and Neha Shetty in the lead roles, with Aindrita Ray appearing in a pivotal role. The supporting cast features P. Ravi Shankar and Sadhu Kokila. Although not a sequel, the film's title came as the second installment to the film Mungaru Male (2006). The film found its theatrical release worldwide on 9 September 2016, while in Karnataka, the release was pushed to 10 September 2016 because of the Cauvery water dispute.

Tha film Mungaru Male was directed by Yogaraj Bhat, which was released on December 2006, and went on to collect morethan ₹75 crore in Indian box office in its lifetime theatrical run of 865-days against a budget of ₹1 crore film had featured Pooja Gandhi and Ganesh.

After the commercial success of the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which grossed ₹750 million, the makers conceived a second part for the film, which they had previously planned while shooting for the film was on course. With producer E. Krishnappa objecting to the title Mungaru Male Part 2, the title Preetham Prem Kahani was fixed. Ganesh was to reprise his role as Preetham opposite Ramya. In September, The Times of India carried a report which said that Rockline Venkatesh would produce the film titled Mungaru Male 2, and that it would be directed by Preetham Gubbi, the screenwriter of Mungaru Male. It was reported that Ganesh would reprise his role and the makers were on the lookout for the female lead. 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 team. It was reported that G. Gangadhar, the executive producer of Mungaru Male would produce it. He approached Shashank to direct it, who initially refused, but was keen on directing Ganesh. However, after much insistence, reports said Shashank relented and began working on the film's story and screenplay, which he completed by March 2015. It was revealed that Ganesh would reprise his role in the film as the main protagonist, and that the film would be titled Mungaru Male 2.