Bollywood might do worse than to pin its hopes on director Aanand L Rai's Tanu Weds Manu Returns in reviving the film industry's flagging fortunes in a so-far slow year. The trailer of the sequel to the 2011 hit Tanu Weds Manu was released on Tuesday and has been widely praised on Twitter.
Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan reprise their roles as Tanu Trivedi and Manu Sharma. Kangana also plays a second role - Haryanvi-accented athlete Datto. Several cast members from the original film also return, including Jimmy Sheirgill and Deepak Dobriyal. (Also read- Tanu Weds Manu Returns Could Easily be a Real Life Story: Kangana Ranaut)
Kangana and Madhavan's Bollywood colleagues have heaped praise on the trailer. Here's what they said.
Probably the best trailer I have ever seen that it evokes immediate interest to watch the film."Tanu Weds Manu" part 2. Sincere best to all!
- rishi kapoor (@chintskap) April 15, 2015
Kya baat hain!! @aanandlrai #himanshu @ReallySwara @actorzee @deepakdobriyal #KanganaRanaut @ActorMadhavan https://t.co/yKQ8NDrLYO
- Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) April 15, 2015
What a genuinely sweet n endearing trailer !!! http://t.co/l8mM9HhZ3b @aanandlrai @ActorMadhavan
- Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) April 14, 2015
Just when you thought it couldn't get better... https://t.co/UfPQDRP3rL Love love love this @aanandlrai @ActorMadhavan #KanganaRanaut
- Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) April 15, 2015
Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Bigger better, version 2.0! Kangana is legendary and hail @aanandlrai! http://t.co/lWKPX4LqXi @krishikalulla #woot
- Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) April 14, 2015
Loved d trailer of Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Everybody is so good. Kangana is BRILLIANT once again.:) #aanandrai https://t.co/zEA9TSMkMR
- Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) April 15, 2015
Here is the trailer if Tanu weds Manu returns http://t.co/EFWv2LfnVg - fantastic .. Proud of u mere bhai
- Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) April 14, 2015
@aanandlrai tanu weds manu returns and you are back sir!loved the trailer
- aishwaryaa.r.dhanush (@ash_r_dhanush) April 15, 2015
Aah beautiful trailer.. Once again Tanu Weds Manu :))) http://t.co/vkUEztgqXK
- Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) April 15, 2015
Congrats @aanandlrai @ActorMadhavan. The film looks like too much fun. #TanuWedsManuReturns http://t.co/FF9wMjkaM6
- Nikhil Advani (@nickadvani) April 14, 2015
The sequel will begin from where the original film ended and explores what happens after a Bollywood-scripted wedding has taken place.
Tanu Weds Manu Returns is set to release on May 22.
