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Jailer 2
Upcoming film by Nelson Dilipkumar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jailer 2 is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. A sequel to Jailer (2023), the film stars Rajinikanth reprising his role as the titular character, alongside Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu and Mirnaa. S. J. Suryah joins the lead cast, while Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mithun Chakraborty join in cameo appearances. Shiva Rajkumar reprises his cameo roles from the first film.
Prior to the release of the original film in 2023, Nelson expressed interest in making sequels to his films. Sun Pictures officially announced the Jailer sequel in January 2025. Principal photography commenced during March in Chennai. The film will have music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography by Vijay Kartik Kannan and editing by R. Nirmal.
Jailer 2 is scheduled to be released on 12 June 2026 in theatres.
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Cast
- Rajinikanth as "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian IPS
- S. J. Suryah
- Suraj Venjaramoodu
- Ramya Krishnan as Vijaya "Viji" Pandian
- Yogi Babu as Vimal
- Mirnaa as Swetha Pandian
- Anna Rajan
- Cameo appearances
- Shiva Rajkumar as Narasimha
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Krishnadev
- Mithun Chakraborty as Devaraj Patel
Production
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Development
Prior to the release of Jailer (2023), Nelson Dilipkumar revealed intentions of making sequels to his previous films, which made reports question if this film would have a sequel.[1] After the film's success, reports of a potential sequel resurfaced,[2] though Nelson was unsure on whether he would direct the sequel as his subsequent project.[3] Later, Nelson began working on the script for the sequel by January 2024.[4] The film's producer, Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures, paid him an advance of ₹55–60 crore (US$6.3–6.9 million) for the film.[a] The film was reported to be tentatively titled Hukum—named after a song from the first film,[7][8] before the official title Jailer 2 was announced on 14 January 2025.[9]
Pre-production
The makers of Jailer 2 shot and completed the film's promotional teaser by 6 December 2024 at EVP Film City in Chennai,[10] which was officially released on 14 January 2025, coinciding with Pongal.[9][11]
Cinematographer Vijay Kartik Kannan returned for the sequel after working on the predecessor.[9][12] Nelson further renewed his norm technicians—music composer Anirudh Ravichander, editor R. Nirmal, production designer D. R. K. Kiran—who also worked on the predecessor;[9] stunt choreographer Chethan D'Souza and visual effects supervisor Yugandhar T. also joined the technical crew.[13]
By late-December 2024, Nelson began location scouting for the film.[14] Initially, the film was set to begin production in late-2024 in order to be released during 2025, as it would mark Rajinikanth's 50th year in the film industry.[15] However, the plans were rescinded owing to pre-production delays, resulting in the film's eventual commencement being pushed to March 2025.[14]
Casting
Yogi Babu confirmed his presence in July 2024, reprising his role from the predecessor.[16] Nelson reportedly prioritised writing comic subplots between Babu and Rajinikanth during the pre-production.[6] Ramya Krishnan and Mirnaa Menon, who were part of the predecessor, were confirmed to be returning in April 2025.[17][18] S. J. Suryah was cast in a pivotal role after being present in the second schedule.[18] A few days later, Shiva Rajkumar confirmed he would be reprising his role from the original.[19][20] Fahadh Faasil was reported to play a pivotal role collaborating with Rajinikanth for the second time after Vettaiyan (2024).[21]
Even before the film's production began, Nandamuri Balakrishna was speculated to play a guest appearance, until his involvement was confirmed in late April.[22][23] Nelson initially planned to cast him in the predecessor but desisted as the role was brief and hoped to cast him in a larger role for the sequel.[24][25] The film would mark Balakrishna's Tamil debut and he reportedly charged ₹22–50 crore (US$2.6–5.9 million) as renumeration.[b] In late March, Mohanlal said he was open to reprising his role as Mathew from the predecessor if approached.[28] In early May, Nelson visited the sets of Hridayapoorvam and met him, reportedly to discuss his return.[29]
On 14 May 2025, Anna Rajan confirmed that she is a part of the cast.[30] During the same period, it was reported that Suraj Venjaramoodu, Sujith Shankar, Kottayam Nazeer, Sunil Sukhada and Vineeth Thattil David would play significant roles in the film, after being present in the Kerala schedule.[31] Shah Rukh Khan was further rumoured to appear in a guest role, but sources close to the actor and the production team denied such claims while adding that another Bollywood actor is being considered for that role.[32][33]
It was reported that Mithun Chakraborty confirmed that he would join the sets of Jailer 2 from 25 August 2025, thereby reuniting with Rajnikanth 30 years after sharing screen with him in Rajnikanth's sole Bengali film Bhagya Debata (1995),[34] as well as second Tamil film after Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015).[35]
Filming
Principal photography began with the first schedule on 10 March 2025 in Chennai.[36] It was reported that sequences featuring only Rajinikanth were filmed first, over a span of around 15–20 days.[37][38] The team initially shot a few portions at Sathyam Cinemas in Royapettah, before planning to move to East Coast Road for major sequences.[24] A large village set was reportedly erected at Adityaram Studios for this schedule.[39]
The second schedule commenced in Attappadi, Kerala, on 11 April, with Ramya Krishnan, Mirnaa Menon and S. J. Suryah joining the shoot.[17] The team filmed significant portions along the Tamil Nadu—Kerala border for around 20 days, before moving to Coimbatore for a brief schedule.[40][41] In mid-May, the third schedule took place in Kozhikode, where filming was planned for 30 days.[42] Rajinikanth joined the schedule six days after it began.[42] Upon completing his portions, he returned to Chennai later that month, stating that filming was expected to wrap by December.[43]
In mid-June, the team travelled to Mysore for a concurrent schedule, where a special set was constructed at Bilikere near Hunsur for sequences featuring Rajinikanth.[44][45] After its completing this schedule, the team returned to Chennai for another leg of filming in July. Reportedly, Mohanlal joined during this period to shoot his portions, along with other supporting cast members.[46]
Following a short break for the promotions and release of Coolie (2025), Rajinikanth resumed filming with a schedule in Palakkad, Kerala, on 8 September.[47] Shiva Rajkumar also began filming his portions during this schedule,[48] which was completed by 24 September.[49] After a brief schedule in Chennai in early October, the team planned to film the remaining portions in Goa in late October.[50] Rajinikanth arrived at Goa for the schedule on 29 October.[51]
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Music
The soundtrack and film score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, marking his fifth collaboration with Nelson and sixth with Rajinikanth. "Hukum Reloaded" was the track featured on the announcement teaser that released on 14 January 2025. The audio rights were secured by the production company itself.[52][53]
Marketing
The film's announcement teaser was screened in major single-screen theatres and multiplexes across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and parts of North India, in conjunction with its release on YouTube on 14 January 2025, coinciding with Pongal.[54][55] A behind-the-scenes video was released shortly thereafter, disproving rumours that Rajinikanth used a body double for the action sequences of the teaser.[56]
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Release
In September 2025, Rajinikanth announced that the film would be released on 12 June 2026.[57]
Notes
- While Daily News and Analysis reported on Nelson's salary to be around ₹55 crore (US$6.5 million),[5] The Times of India stated it to be around ₹60 crore (US$7.1 million).[6]
- Cinema Express reported the renumeration to be around ₹22 crore (US$2.6 million) while The Times of India stated the final renumeration to be ₹50 crore (US$5.9 million).[26][27]
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