May 18 marks two years of Raambo 2. The film starring Sharan bore the same title as the comedian’s 100th film and his first film as a lead hero. However, the comedy-thriller was not a sequel to Raambo. The makers are now looking to take forward the Raambo series and make it a franchise.

Raambo 2 was directed by Anil Kumar under the banner of Laddoo Cinema, and produced by a group of technicians and actors. They included Atlanta Nagendra, Sharan, director Tharun Sudhir, cinematographer Sudhakar S Raj, music director Arjun Janya, and editor  KM Prakash and art director, Mohan B Kere. The film was declared a blockbuster hit, and had a successful 100-day run at the box office.

Director Tharun Kishore Sudhir, who was the creative head of Raambo 2, reveals that the team wants to make a franchise out of it now. “We want to keep the Raambo series going with Sharan, and we will take it up once we get the right kind of script which makes for a good comedy entertainer,” he says.

Raambo 2 had Ashika Ranganath playing the female lead. The Chuttu Chuttu song from the film.has been one of the most viewed Kannada video songs on various social media platforms. The film also brought together a host of comedians and actors, with the cast comprising Chikkanna, Tabla Nani, Kuri Pratap, Sadhu Kokila and Ravi Shankar, among others.