Jailer (2023 Tamil film)

Jailer
Jailer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nelson Dilipkumar
Written by	Nelson Dilipkumar
Produced by	Kalanithi Maran
Starring	Rajinikanth
Cinematography	Vijay Kartik Kannan
Edited by	R. Nirmal
Music by	Anirudh Ravichander
Production; company	Sun Pictures
Release date	10 August 2023;
Running time	168 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹200–220 crore
Box office	₹607–650 crore

Jailer is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth in the lead role, alongside Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vasanth Ravi, Mirnaa Menon, Yogi Babu and Sunil in supporting roles. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff play guest appearances. It revolves around "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian, a retired jailer, seeking to apprehend an eccentric idol smuggler Varman.

The film was officially announced in February 2022 under the working title Thalaivar 169, being the 169th film of Rajinikanth, while the official title was announced in June that year. Principal photography commenced in August 2022 in Chennai followed with schedules in Cuddalore, Jaisalmer, Mangalore, Kerala and wrapped by early-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, with positive reviews from critics and became the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2023, sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 and second highest-grossing Tamil film of all time.

^ "Censor Board asks 'Jailer' makers to reduce violence in film, suggests 11 cuts in total". Onmanorama. 29 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ S, Vidya (5 September 2023). "Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer rakes in the profits for Sun Pictures". Business Today (India). Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Desk; HT Entertainment (18 August 2023). "Jailer box office collection day 8: Rajinikanth film remains strong in second week, aims for ₹500 crore". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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[1] "Censor Board asks 'Jailer' makers to reduce violence in film, suggests 11 cuts in total". Onmanorama. 29 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[2] S, Vidya (5 September 2023). "Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer rakes in the profits for Sun Pictures". Business Today (India). Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[3] Desk; HT Entertainment (18 August 2023). "Jailer box office collection day 8: Rajinikanth film remains strong in second week, aims for ₹500 crore". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

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