Jailer 2

''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 Menon reprising their roles, with S. J. Suryah, joining the cast. Shiva Rajkumar and Nandamuri Balakrishna make guest appearances, with the former reprising his role.

Prior to the release of the original film in 2023, Nelson expressed interest in making sequels to his films. In September 2024, the director confirmed a sequel to ''Jailer'', while Sun Pictures officially announced the project in January 2025. Principal photography commenced that March in Chennai. The film will have music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography by Vijay Kartik Kannan and editing by R. Nirmal.

Cast

* Rajinikanth as "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian
* S. J. Suryah
* Ramya Krishnan as Vijaya "Viji" Pandian
* Yogi Babu as Vimal
* Mirnaa Menon as Swetha Pandian
* Anna Rajan

;Cameo appearances
* Shiva Rajkumar as Narasimha
* Nandamuri Balakrishna

Production

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. After the film's success, reports of a potential sequel resurfaced, though Nelson was unsure on whether he would direct the sequel as his subsequent project. Later, Nelson began working on the script for the sequel by January 2024. 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. The film was reported to be tentatively titled ''Hukum''—named after a song from the first film, before the official title ''Jailer 2'' was announced on 14 January 2025.

Pre-production

Nelson took nearly over a year for developing the script, which was completed by December 2024. The team shot and completed the promotional teaser for the film by 6 December 2024 at EVP Film City in Chennai, which was officially released on 14 January 2025, coinciding with Pongal.

Cinematographer Vijay Kartik Kannan returned for the sequel after working on the predecessor. 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 as well; stunt choreographer Chethan D'Souza and visual effects supervisor Yugandhar T. also joined the technical crew.

By late-December 2024, Nelson began location scouting for the film. 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. However, the plans were rescinded owing to pre-production delays, resulting in the film's eventual commencement being pushed to March 2025.

Casting

Yogi Babu confirmed his presence in July 2024, reprising his role from the predecessor. Nelson reportedly prioritised writing comic subplots between Babu and Rajinikanth during the pre-production. Ramya Krishnan, who was part of the predecessor, confirmed her presence in the film in April 2025. Mirnaa Menon was reported to reprise her role from the original according to ''Cinema Vikatan'' while S. J. Suryah was cast in a pivotal role. A few days later, Shiva Rajkumar confirmed he would be reprising his role from the original. Fahadh Faasil was reported to play an pivotal role collaborating with Rajinikanth for the second time after ''Vettaiyan'' (2024). In late April, ''Hindustan Times'' reported that a close source to Nandamuri Balakrishna has confirmed his involvement, in a guest role, marking his Tamil debut. In early May, Nelson visited the set of '' Hridayapoorvam'' and met Mohanlal, reportedly to discuss his return as Mathew from the predecessor. On 14 May 2025, Anna Rajan confirmed that she is a part of the cast.

Filming

Principal photography began with the first schedule on 10 March 2025 in Chennai. It was reported that sequences featuring only Rajinikanth were to be filmed at first for around 15 to 20 days. A large village set was reportedly erected at a film city for this schedule. On 20 March, previous directors of Rajinikanth, Karthik Subbaraj and Lokesh Kanagaraj, who respectively directed the actor in ''Petta'' (2019) and ''Coolie'' (2025) both under Sun Pictures' production, visited the sets and a still of them along with Rajinikanth and Nelson was posted on social media and went viral. The film's second schedule took place in Attappadi, Kerala on 11 April 2025 with Krishnan, Menon and Suryah joining the shoot. Another began in Cheruvannur, Calicut, in mid May 2025. The crew is scheduled to shoot in Calicut for 30 days, while Rajinikanth was expected to return after six days. After completing his portions of that schedule, he returned to Chennai the same month and estimated that filming would wrap in December.

Music

The soundtrack is composed Anirudh Ravichander, marking their fifth collabaration 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 acquired by Sun Pictures's own company.

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. Rumors that Rajinikanth used a body double for the action sequences of the teaser were dismissed after a behind-the-scenes video was released.

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Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police
Films directed by Nelson Dilipkumar
Films scored by Anirudh Ravichander
Films shot in Chennai
Indian action comedy films
Indian black comedy films
Sun Pictures films
Tamil-language action comedy films
Tamil-language black comedy films
Tamil-language Indian films
Upcoming films
Upcoming Tamil-language films