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Jailer is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[6] directed by Nelson and produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth in the lead role, alongside Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi, Sunil, Mirnaa Menon and Yogi Babu in supporting roles.
The film was officially announced in February 2022 with the working title Thalaivar 169, being the 169th film of Rajinikanth, while the official title Jailer was announced in June. Principal photography began in August 2022 in Chennai and wrapped in June 2023. The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Vijay Kartik Kannan and R. Nirmal.
Jailer was released theatrically on 10 August 2023 to positive reviews from critics who praised its screenwriting, direction, cast performances, characterisation and background score.[7]
In its first weekend of release, the film grossed Template:INR222Template:En dash300 crore worldwide, making it the one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2023.
Plot[]
Muthuvel Pandian is a retired cop who leads a normal domestic life with his family in Chennai, consisting of his wife, Vijaya "Viji", son, ACP Arjun, daughter-in-law, Swetha, and grandson, Rithvik. Arjun is investigating the Malayali gangster, Varman, who steals and smuggles idols of gods and sells them to buyers overseas. He confronts Varman's henchman, Seenu, and demands him to surrender and threatens him with dire consequences. As Arjun gets closer to nabbing Varman, he suddenly goes missing and the police department spreads word that he may have committed suicide. Grieving from the loss of his son and partly blaming himself for having raised him up to be honest and fearless like himself, Muthuvel goes after Seenu and murders him, disposing of the body with the help of a local taxi driver, Vimal.
Varman’s men make an attempt on Muthuvel’s grandson’s life. Muthuvel fails to convince Varman to leave him and his family alone. Enraged, Muthuvel decides to fight back and visits Narasimha, a reformed criminal who loans him four of his sharpest shooters. With the help of Narasimha’s men, Muthuvel blackmails and humiliates Varman. He then guns down Varman’s henchmen sent to kill his family. Kamdev, from whom Varman borrowed the henchmen, reveals that 15 years ago, Muthuvel was the jailer of Tihar prison, where he was extremely feared by the prisoners. However, Muthuvel also helped many criminals (including Kamdev) change their ways and become productive members of the society, eventually gaining their respect and forming friendships.
Muthuvel corners Varman in his hideout, but Varman reveals that Arjun is still alive and threatens to kill him. Muthuvel does not inform his family that Arjun is still alive. Eventually, Varman and Muthuvel arrive at a compromise: Varman will release Arjun in return for a famous antique crown that is currently secure in a Adi Narayana temple in Andhra Pradesh. Muthuvel needs to figure out a way to steal the artefact without raising alarms. Muthuvel plans a heist involving actor Blast Mohan, who is also a trustee of the temple where the crown is held. Despite various deceptions and with the help of another smuggler Mathew, Muthuvel eventually comes into possession of the crown and sends it back to Varman after which, it is revealed that the crown which Muthuvel sent was a fake.
Varman frees Arjun, but Arjun reveals himself as a dirty cop who wanted to be cut in on Varman's operations and demonstrates that he is willing to go as far as condoning his own father's death in return for wealth. However, the fake crown also conceals a hidden camera, which transmits their entire conversation to Muthuvel, who along with his men and Kamdev attack Varman's hideout, finishing off him and his men, while Narasimha protects Muthuvel's family and Mathew destroys Varman’s smuggling operations. Muthuvel gives Arjun one last chance to surrender, but Arjun refuses and pulls out his gun to kill his father. However, Arjun is instead shot and killed by snipers sent by Narasimha, while Muthuvel decides to keep Arjun's death as a secret from his family.
Cast[]
- Rajinikanth as "Tiger" Muthuvel "Muthu" Pandian, retired jailer of Tihar Prison
- Vinayakan as Varman, an idol smuggler
- Ramya Krishnan as Vijaya "Viji" Pandian, Muthuvel's wife
- Vasanth Ravi as ACP Arjun Pandian IPS, Muthuvel's son
- Sunil as Blast Mohan, an actor
- Yogi Babu as Vimal, Taxi driver
- Mirnaa Menon as Swetha, Arjun's wife
- Rithvik as Rithvik, Arjun and Swetha's son, Muthuvel and Viji’s grandson
- VTV Ganesh as Dhandapani, a psychiatrist
- Redin Kingsley as Dhivya, an assistant director
- Jaffer Sadiq as Narasimha's henchman
- Saravanan as Seenu
- Sunil Reddy as Director Bagunnara Balu
- G. Marimuthu as Panneer, Varman's lieutenant
- Uday Mahesh as CBI officer
- Aranthangi Nisha as Inspector G. Kanagalakshmi
- Mahanadi Shankar as Police Constable
- Namo Narayana
- Billy Muralee
- Sugunthan
- Karate Karthi
- Mithun
- Arshad
- Ananth
- Kalai Arasan
Cameo appearances:
- Mohanlal as Mathew, Muthuvel's friend and partner
- Shiva Rajkumar as Narasimha, Muthuvel's friend and partner
- Jackie Shroff as Kamdev, Muthuvel's acquaintance
- Tamannaah as Kamna, an actress
- Kishore as Jaffar
- Naga Babu as Muthuvel's former colleague
- Makarand Deshpande as Sikandar Singh
- Jani as himself in the song "Kaavaalaa"
Production[]
Development[]
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Music[]
| Jailer | ||||
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| Released | 28 July 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022–2023 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:24 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sun Pictures | |||
| Producer | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kaavaalaa" | Arunraja Kamaraj | Shilpa Rao | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Jailer Theme" (Instrumental) | – | – | 1:02 |
| 3. | "Rathamaarey" | Vignesh Shivan | Vishal Mishra | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Muthuvel Pandian Theme" (Instrumental) | – | – | 1:42 |
| 5. | "Hukum – Thalaivar Alappara" | Super Subu | Anirudh Ravichander, Rajinikanth | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Jailer Drill Theme" (Instrumental) | – | – | 0:43 |
| 7. | "Jujubee" | Super Subu | Dhee, Anantha Krishnan, Anirudh Ravichander | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Alappara Theme" (Instrumental) | Super Subu | Anirudh Ravichander, Rajinikanth | 1:17 |
| Total length: | 18:24 | |||
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Title dispute[]
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Future[]
Post-release, it was reported that the film would have a second part.[8] Owing to the film's success, Nelson in an interview confirmed the film would have sequel titled Jailer 2.[9]
References[]
- ↑ [TBA Censor Board asks 'Jailer' makers to reduce violence in film, suggests 11 cuts in total] (29 July 2023).
- ↑ [TBA 'Leo' To 'Suriya 42': Five Upcoming High-Budget Tamil Films] (23 March 2023).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "'Jailer' box office day 4: Rajinikanth starrer mints Rs 300 crore in the first weekend"] Check
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|url=value (help). India Today. Retrieved 14 August 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA Jailer].
- ↑ [TBA 'Jailer' movie review and release LIVE Updates: Fans reveal Mohanlal's role in the film!] (10 August 2023).
- ↑ [TBA Jailer ending explained: Will Rajinikanth starrer get a sequel?] (10 August 2023).
- ↑ [TBA Jailer 2 Confirmed; Rajinikanth, Thalapathy Vijay To Collaborate In Nelson's 'Dream' Film] (14 August 2023).
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