Rajinikanth’s Jailer Movie Release and Review Live Updates: “Thalaivar” Rajinikanth, much to the delight of his hardcore fans, has returned to the big screen with Jailer. The film has hit a mammoth 900 theatres across Tamil Nadu. Helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar and bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner, Jailer stars Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vinayakan and Yogi Babu in pivotal roles, alongside Rajini. Its songs have been composed by Anirudh Ravichander.
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Jailer has already achieved an impressive pre-booking total of Rs 14.18 crore in India, as reported by industry tracker Sacnilk. The Tamil version of the film has generated Rs 12.82 crore in revenue from the sale of 5,91,221 tickets, while its Telugu variant accumulated Rs 1.35 crore in advance bookings through the sale of 77,554 tickets, taking the grand total of tickets that flew off the shelf to 6,68,775. A few days ago, the Tamil Nadu Film Exhibitors’ Association had sent a note to all theatres in the state, urging them to release the film in all cinema halls.
Jailer marks Rajinikanth‘s return to the silver screen after a gap of two years. The actioner also marks Rajinikanth’s first collaboration with director Nelson Dilipkumar, known for helming films such as Kolamaavu Kokila, Doctor and Beast.
Meanwhile, the excitement surrounding the movie reached an all-time high when offices in Chennai and Bengaluru, according to Economic Times, announced a holiday for its employees on Jailer’s release day, August 10. “Other actors release their movies during Holidays. Rajinikanth releases a movie and it becomes a holiday,” Joy, a netizen rightly noted while sharing this news. Read less
The showcase video of Jailer that dropped a week ago introduced Rajinikanth’s character ‘Tiger’ Muthuvel Pandian, a simple, soft-spoken guy who has another personality that is hidden from the people around him. Tiger, with a smile on his face, slashes the bad guys with his sword and looks downright scary when it's time for justice to be served.
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Director-writer Rathna Kumar shared on Twitter, "#JAILER. Refreshing to see Thalaivar @rajinikanth sir Swag especially in INTERVAL & CLIMAX?. Whatte performer he is?. His walk & the way he plays with Cigar itself is enough for the Ticket price ??. Congrats @Nelsondilpkumar bro. It's not easy to be you ??. Amazing Cinematography @KVijayKartik. Lensing, Framing, Colors, Staging everything is world class. You made your Idol look like one?. Sethukki Irukka ??. And @anirudhofficial bro. Yet another Anirudhra Thaandavam ????. Congrats Team ??."
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Raghava Lawrence wrote on Twitter, "#Jailer Blockbuster Hit!! I felt Goosebumps theater moments after Baasha. Thailavar verithanam @rajinikanth ?Thalaivar nerandharam! Thanks to @Nelsondilpkumar Sir, Kalanithi Maran Sir @sunpictures and @anirudhofficial Sir! My wishes to the whole team ? Thank you @rajinikanth sir ??????."
Director Arunraja Kamaraj tweeted, "A superstar Treat ?????????????????????? thank u all for pouring all the love Towards #Jailer ???????????? @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @sunpictures."
"Thalaivaru Nirandharamm ?? #Superstar charisma and style ?? @rajinikanth sirrrrrrrrrr ? Ur an emotion for every Fan Boy ?? #Jailer ? congrats @Nelsondilpkumar bro and @anirudhofficial brotherrrr what a cracker from you ? ?," Shanthanu Bhagyaraj said via Twitter.
Ashok Selvan, who was last seen in Por Thozhil, posted on Twitter, "#Jailer - Thalaivar-u Nirantharam ?? Enjoyed the film. My ?? to @Nelsondilpkumar na @anirudhofficial @iamvasanthravi @KVijayKartik and the whole team. #Superstar @rajinikanth ??."
Talking to ANI, Yasuda, a Japanese fan of Rajinikanth, said, “We as a couple have come from Japan to Chennai to watch Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer’ film first-day first show. We were excited to watch our thalaiva film. We have watched it and loved it.”
DD Neelakandan shared on Twitter, "Mind blowing #Jailer. Mass scene onnu onnum saavadi peiyadi, Thalaivar whatttttaaaa performer, every close up la acting pinitaru. All the way THALAIVAR PADAM. @anirudhofficial has given his BESTTTT, technicians top notch, dop, editor, stylist ?, Vinayakan veriii LAL ettan n Shivanaaa masss oh masss. Screamed our lungs out, be ready #THALAIVAR fans. Thank you @rajinikanth sir for this ??. Lastly Director @Nelsondilpkumar aceddd ????? #ThalaivaruNirantharam."
Karthik Subbaraj tweeted, "#Jailer Speechless...... Goosebumps ...... Thalaivaaaa ??? on fire in every frame..@Nelsondilpkumar extraordinary writing & Loved the Humour all thro ?? @anirudhofficial Special blast ?? @sunpictures cast n crew...Hat's off for Theri Massss Thalaivar Padam ????."
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has earned praise for his performance in Rajinikanth starrer Jailer.
Sharing a clip from a theater, a fan posted, " #Jailer -#RohiniMainScreen Superb first half ?.Except Suneel scenes in the second half ? It's Superstar #Rajinikanth's one man show?Interval & Climax were Goosebumps ??Excellent response for #Mohanlal & #Shivarajkumar extended role?Anirudh BGM are backbone ?."
AB George shared via Twitter, "#Jailer special shows charting all over #Kerala ?? Thursday, working day ?? 5+ crores gross collection is expected today... First, second & 3rd show bookings ?? MASSIVE RECEPTION ??."
Rajinikanth and Nelson Dilipkumar rediscover the alchemy of a good masala film. Jailer is Rajinikanth and Nelson's version of Kamal Haasan's Vikram, but with a delectable twist. Saying that doesn't take away anything from this fun-filled entertainer.
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Dhivya Dharshini tweeted, "Mind blowing #Jailer Mass scene onnu onnum saavadi peiyadi, Thalaivar whatttttaaaa performer, every close up la acting pinitaru. All the way THALAIVAR PADAM @anirudhofficial has given his BESTTTT, technicians top notch, dop, editor, stylist ?,Vinayakan veriii LAL ettan n Shivanaaa masss oh masss. Screamed our lungs out, be ready #THALAIVAR fans Thank you @rajinikanth sir for this ?? Lastly Director @Nelsondilpkumar aceddd ????? #ThalaivaruNirantharam."
In a clip share online, Rajinikanth fans can be seen happily dancing as Jailer is screened.
Sreedhar Pillai shared a long tweet that read, "#Jailer Review : Paisa Vasool #Thalaivar walks in 15 minutes into the film as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian and just takes over, oozing with charisma & style. Interval block transformation & climax scene he excels. After a long time in a @rajinikanth film the villain character is very strong & #Vinayakan is deadly & devastating. @iamvasanthravi in the son’s role does a neat job. @mohanlal, #Shivarajkumar & #JackieShroff makes courtesy cameo appearances. @Nelsondilpkumar packages it without tinkering with the superstar’s template image & Rajini references . The family scenes buying veggies, running a YouTube channel with his grandson is fun. But flashback scenes are predictable,there is some lag in 2nd half, comedy falls flat and violence is a bit too much. @anirudhofficial is the heart beat of #Jailer, his bgm is in sync with the superstar swag and #Hukum is addictive! On the whole #Jailer is an out and out #Rajinikanth mass entertainer! My Rating: 3.25/5."
A Rajinikanth fan @surbalu tweeted, "Picture speaks ??? That’s the review blockbuster written all over. could see max positives reviews ???? Still sinking in
Interval
Post interval
Pre - climax
Climax
Paisa vasool for these 4 scenes itself ??
Jeichita Nelsa @Nelsondilpkumar ?????#Jailer | #JailerFDFS | #JailerBlockbuster | #JailerReview."
Tamannaah Bhatia did a special song 'Kaavaalaa' in the film Jailer. @CinemaWithAB tweeted, " Jailer - #Tamannaah has totally rocked with her Kaavaalaa performance?? Wish there could be more space or a scene to showcase her performance in the movie!!"
Writer, director Rathna Kumar tweeted, " #JAILER. Refreshing to see Thalaivar @rajinikanth sir Swag especially in INTERVAL & CLIMAX?. Whatte performer he is?. His walk & the way he plays with Cigar itself is enough for the Ticket price ??. Congrats @Nelsondilpkumar bro. It's not easy to be you ??. Amazing Cinematography @KVijayKartik. Lensing, Framing, Colors, Staging everything is world class. You made your Idol look like one?. Sethukki Irukka ??. And @anirudhofficial bro. Yet another Anirudhra Thaandavam ????. Congrats Team ??."
Jailer's music director Anirudh Ravichander tweeted, "Thalaivar Nirandharam ??? Nelsaaa ???."
@CinemaWithAB tweeted, "#Jailer - Though #Mohanlal and #Shivarajkumar have less space, their character was well driven ?- Had equal mass opening shots like superstar #Rajinikanth? - One mass scene? - Climax was a blaster ???."
Karthik Subbaraj tweeted, "#Jailer Speechless...... Goosebumps ...... Thalaivaaaa ??? on fire in every frame.. @Nelsondilpkumar extraordinary writing & Loved the Humour all thro ?? @anirudhofficial Special blast ?? @sunpictures cast n crew...Hat's off for Theri Massss Thalaivar Padam ??????."
It looks like Rajinikanth's Jailer will be the biggest Tamil opener of the year. The film is on its way to making Rs 49 crore in India on opening day. READ MORE
Despite today being a Thursday, Rajinikanth's film Jailer reported a 71.41% occupancy on Tamil screens in the morning shows. Mostly films see 15-25% occupancy.
A Twitter user @aishkalpathi posted, "#Jailer was just tooooo good. Such a treat to watch #Superstar in this Avatar!! Hats off @Nelsondilpkumar ???? Happy #Thalaivar Day indeeed ???? already can’t wait to watch again!! Don’t miss in theaters ??."
Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer is likely to earn around Rs 42 crore in India on its first day for all languages with Tamil Nadu accounting for Rs 25 crore, Karnataka for Rs 11 crore, Kerala for Rs 4 crore, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for Rs 7 crore and the rest of India for Rs 2 crore, as per industry tracker Sacnilk.
@CinemaWithAB tweeted, "Jailer - Winner? [#ABRatings - 3.75/5] Superb first half & Above average second half? Few Lags in the second half !! It's Superstar #Rajinikanth's one man show? Interval & Climax were Goosebumps ?? Excellent response for #Mohanlal & #Shivarajkumar extended role? Anirudh BGM & Songs are backbone ? Nelson has bounced back stronger this time ??."
A user @idlebrainjeevi tweeted, "#Jailer final report: It has blockbuster written all over it. 2nd half is more into action elements (first half is evenly divided in action, family and entertainment). Violence is little excessive. Interval action scene and climax action sequences standout (major contribution from Anirudh). A major blockbuster for the superstar Rajini after Robo and 2.0. An absolute treat for the fans! #JailerReview."
Mohanlal took to Twitter to post his look from Rajinikanth starrer Jailer and wrote, "#Jailer in cinemas near you!."
The premiere collection of Jailer in USA is expected to touch the $1 million mark.
The bookings for the Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer in the USA have been fantastic. With an immense response in the USA, Jailer has earned around $750K to become the number 1 Indian film in the territory for 2023.
Rajnikanth fans in Chennai, Tamil Nadu have been celebrating his film Jailer's release as a festival.
Sun Pictures compiled some videos to showcase how fans and celebs have welcomed Rajinikanth's film Jailer on the big screen.
Film Industry Tracker Manobala Vijayabalan shared his review for Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer. He tweeted, "#Jailer: ???????? SAILER Well Paced Plot Driven Wholesome Entertainer."
A Japanese couple has travelled from Osaka to Chennai, Tamil Nadu to watch Rajinikanth's film Jailer. Yasuda Hidetoshi, Rajinikanth fan club leader from Japan told PTI, "To see the Jailer movie, we have come from Japan to Chennai."
A fan @KumarSwayam3 tweeted, "Don't think this man is added to the film only to make the film grand ? His scenes in the film are very effective ? BGM by #Anirudh & Presentation By #Nelson ? The Complete Actor - #Mohanlal ? Audiences are in for a treat ?#Jailer #JailerReview Jailer FDFS."
Photos of actor Dhanush arriving to see Rajinikanth starrer Jailer has been shared online. Dhanush and Rajinikanth's daughter, Aishwarya announced their separation in 2022. They have two songs together.
Fans join Anirudh Ravichander to sing Jailer's song at Chennai's Vettri Theatre. The Rajinikanth-starrer released amid a festival-like fervour.
Entertainment Industry Tracker Ramesh Bala tweeted, "Entire team #Jailer is here at @VettriTheatres @anirudhofficial @meramyakrishnan @iamvasanthravi @soupersubu and others.."
A clip from a Bengaluru theatre shows fans shouting and cheering at Rajinikanth's introduction scene.
Sharing a clip, Sun Pictures posted, "Ungal abimaana thiraiyarangugalil (In your favourite theatres) ?? #JailerDay."
Twitter user @kousik23 shared, "#Jailer is a blast ! Career best for Nelson. He nails the screenplay with exact proportions of Fun, thrill and Thalaivar moments... It's the best mass film since Sivaji .. It's a festival ????? Industry hit!!!! Thalaivara ah ipadi paathadhu podhum. Life time settlement .. #JailerReview #JailerFDF."
Ramesh Bala took to Twitter to post, "#Jailer 1st Half - Excellent reports from Rest of India FDFS and Overseas Premiere / FDFS.. ?."
Karthik Subbaraj was seen arriving at a theatre to watch the film. He also tweeted this morning, "#Jailer Day ?? Team #JigarthandaDoubleX wishes for a Sirapaana Tharamaana Blockbuster Success ?? @Nelsondilpkumar @sunpictures @anirudhofficial & whole cast n crew ???? #JailerFDFS #ThalaivarNirandharam."
Jailer fever has gripped everyone. Lyricist and filmmaker Super Subu was spotted at a theatre.
In a clip, a huge crowd of fans can be seen dancing to Jailer's song.
Early reviews of the Rajinikanth-starrer have started to make their way to social media, and his fans are celebrating by making the hashtag 'Jailer FDFS' trend.
Talking about the box office prospects of Jailer, film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi said, "In Tamil Nadu and the Tamil-speaking belt across the country, Jailer is looking like an absolute storm. The kind of advance bookings that you see around the film is unprecedented. It is possibly on its way of becoming one of the highest-opening Tamil films of all time. A huge huge buzz there."
BookMyShow has already sold 900,000 tickets of Jailer with southern states leading the charts. READ MORE.
Ramya Krishnan is playing the wife of Rajinikanth’s Muthuvel Pandian in Jailer, and she assures that people will see the performer in the superstar in the upcoming film. Ramya and Rajini famosuly sparred on screen in Padayappa. READ MORE.
Vasanth Ravi plays the son of Rajinikanth's Muthuvel Pandian in Jailer. Talking about the film, Ravi said, "Jailer has fresh content. Yet, you would have heard the story, but the way it is presented is completely new and going to be surprising. Nelson has tried something that he hasn’t done with his previous films… in terms of the emotional layer, which will be a big surprise." READ MORE.
Rajinikanth heaped praise on Anirudh Ravichander at the audio launch of Jailer. He said, “Ilaiyaraaja is known for setting up a scene brilliantly. He himself will tell you how to do a scene. AR Rahman, on the other hand, is brilliant with instrumentation. I see both of them in Ani (Anirudh Ravichander). What I like about Ani is that he wants the film to win more than his music. His father and mother should be proud of giving this world such a talent."
“He made me do one take 8 to 9 times. It was in front of Ramya Krishnan for one particular expression. Even Ramya got a bit awkward as I was doing it again and again. This Padayappa lost his face in front of Neelambari because of Nelson. He will not let you go unless he gets what he wants,” Rajinikanth said at the audio launch of Jailer.
At the audio launch of Jailer, Rajinikanth said, “On the sets, one day he came and sat near me and asked, ‘Sir, please tell me about your love stories. I have heard about it from a lot of people. But want to get it from you. The story (Jailer) is all set now. Let’s charge ourselves. So please tell me.’ I was like why should I tell him my love story to charge him.”
Rajinikanth starrer Jailer is all set to hit screens worldwide on August 10.