Superstar
Rajinikanth's
dark
comedy-action
drama
Jailer
hit
the
screens
on
August
10
worldwide
amid
sky-high
expectations.
Written
and
directed
by
Nelson,
the
movie
is
minting
money
ever
since.
The
movie
has
set
new
records
in
the
Tamil
film
industry
with
its
worldwide
collection.
After
a
very
long
time,
superstar
Rajinikanth
was
seen
playing
a
role
made
for
him,
under
Nelson's
directorial.
His
portrayal
of
the
Muthuvel
Pandian,
a
retired
Jailer
of
the
Tihar
jail,
now
leading
a
pleasant
and
simple
family
life,
won
the
hearts
of
the
moviegoers
and
his
die-hard
fans.
Jailer
Story
The
movie
is
the
story
of
a
retired
Jailer
Muthu,
whose
son,
a
strict
ACP
goes
missing.
When
he
learns
that
his
son
was
murdered,
he
sets
out
to
avenge
his
death.
A
flashback
of
Muthu
unravels,
and
there
is
a
twist.
What
happens
next?
is
to
be
seen
on
the
big
screen.
Jailer
Overseas
Box
Office
Collection
(Estimates)
Here
is
a
look
at
how
much
superstar
Rajinikanth's
surprise
hit
Jailer
earned
(Estimates)
from
the
other
countries
other
than
India,
over
the
last
11
days.
Gulf:
$6.1
Million,
Rs
50.7
Crore
USA:
$5.4
Million,
Rs
44.9
Crore
Malaysia:
MYR
14.5
Million,
Rs
25.9
Crore
UK
&
Ireland:
1.2
Million
Pounds,
Rs
12.7
Crore
Canada:
$
1
Million,
Rs
8.3
Crore
Singapore:
SGD
1.6
Million,
Rs
9.8
Crore
Australia:
A$
1.49
Million,
Rs
7.33
Crore
New
Zealand:
NZD
186K,
Rs
91.45
Lakh
Europe,
Srilanka,
etc:
Rs
17
Crore
Total
estimated
gross
value
of
Jailer:
$
21.4
Million,
Rs
177.6
Crore.
Jailer
movie
stars
superstar
Rajinikanth,
Vinayakan,
Ramya
Krishnan,
Vasanth
Ravi,
Tamannaah,
Yogi
Babu,
Mirnaa
Menon,
Naga
Babu,
Kishore,
Redin
Kingsley,
Saravanan,
SunilReddy,
Aranthangi
Nisha,
Uday
Mahesh,
G
Marimuthhu,
and
Mahanadi
Shankar,
among
others
in
key
roles.
In
addition,
the
movie
features
Mohanlal,
Jackie
Shroff,
and
Shiva
Rajkumar
in
cameos.
The
movie
is
produced
by
Kalanithi
Maran
under
the
Sun
Pictures
banner.
The
budget
was
Rs
200
Crore.
Vijay
Kartik
Kannan
cranked
the
camera,
and
Anirudh
Ravichander
composed
an
outstanding
background
score
and
music.
R
Nirmal
worked
as
the
editor
of
Jailer.