The movie came out on August 10. In India, the jailer has made 174.15 crore in all languages. According to a Sacnilk report, the Tamil version has made 139.05 crores in the first five days of its debut in India. According to the report, the Hindi version brought in a total of 1.25 crore while the Telugu version garnered 32.55 crore.
When it debuted on Thursday, August 10, the movie took in an initial total of 48.35 crore (all languages) in India. The movie’s second-day earnings of 25.75 crores represented a significant decline. Over the weekend, the collections went up. Jailer saw considerable growth even on Monday when it generated 23.55 crore on its fifth day in India.
The Indian box office is approaching 400 crore. The Hindi releases of Gadar 2 and OMG 2 ignited ticket booths across the day after Jailer opened in theatres. The Producers Guild of India (PGI) and the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) released a joint statement applauding the audience for their enthusiastic response, which resulted in a combined weekend revenue of more than 390 crores. Together, OMG 2, Gadar 2, Jailer, and Bhola Shankar contributed to the total.
The seasoned actor portrays Muthuvel Pandian in the movie, a retired jailer who spends his free time assisting in the filming of movies for his grandson’s YouTube channel. Trouble comes knocking at Muthu’s door when his son Arjun (Vasanth Ravi), a diligent police officer, delves deeply into an idol smuggling ring. Muthu returns to the world he freely left behind, blaming it all on his sincerity, which has evidently rubbed off on his son.
Nelson’s first three films all featured very straightforward stories that were enhanced by the director’s clever concepts, aside from the amazing graphics, absurd humor, and lead characters with deadpan faces; Jailer is no exception. In fact, Jailer may remind older audiences of Thangappathakkam (1974), while younger audiences are sure to be reminded of Kamal Haasan’s most recent smash blockbuster Vikram. Both recent films are about fathers who were previously officials in service but are now out for revenge, with their trusted connections, to avenge their son’s demise, aside from starring renowned stars in age-appropriate roles. The similarities, however, end there because Jailer is an entire cinematic world condensed into a single film, whereas Vikram is a page from one. Nelson crams a lot of characters into Jailer, and although most of them only have a small amount of screen time, they all nearly seem to fit together like the parts of a big puzzle
Jailer’s racy screenplay serves as the film’s main pillar, and from the very beginning, we are thrust into the action. The movie picks up steam until the interval as soon as Muthu leaves on a mission. The second part of the movie is when it starts to veer a little too much into an erratic area. Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar’s cameos are welcome additions, but other characters that are introduced in the second half aren’t as well-received.
Additionally, there are a few passable action scenes that are accentuated by Anirudh’s catchy tune and brilliantly captured by Vijay Kartik Kannan. Additionally, there are a few mass scenes that we missed in Nelson’s last picture Beast. Because Annaatthe and Darbar, Rajini’s most recent two films, were both disappointing, to put it mildly, they largely stay on familiar terrain this time around. Even though Jailer is far from ideal, Rajinikanth’s commanding presence and Nelson’s strong screenplay make it a remarkable comeback for both the actor and director.
