Written
and
directed
by
Nelson,
the
master
of
dark
comedy
thrillers
in
Tamil
cinema,
Jailer,
starring
superstar
Rajinikanth
in
the
titular
role
is
the
big
thing
in
the
Indian
cinema
now.
The
movie
is
getting
rave
reviews
and
is
on
a
box
office
rampage.
Jailer,
which
was
released
worldwide
in
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada,
and
Malayalam
on
August
10,
has
set
new
box
office
records
worldwide
for
a
Tamil
cinema.
The
movie
is
performing
exceptionally
well
in
the
two
Telugu-speaking
states.
The
movie
which
portrayed
the
veteran
in
a
never-seen-before
avatar
of
his
grand
and
illustrious
career,
has
been
going
on
a
box
office
rampage
since
its
theatrical
release,
despite
the
movie's
critical
appeal.
Jailer
Telugu
Box
Office
The
Telugu
version
of
Rajinikanth's
Jailer
is
continuing
to
win
appreciation
at
the
ticket
counters
even
after
a
successful
and
tight
first
week.
The
regional
films
fell
flat
under
Jailer's
dubbed
version.
Jailer
Telugu
Surpasses
Robo's
Total
Share
Value
The
movie's
Telugu
version
is
setting
new
records
with
each
passing
day.
The
latest
achievement
is
that
Jailer
has
surpassed
the
total
share
value
of
Rajinikanth's
Robo
in
just
10
days.
As
per
the
available
information,
Robo
(Enthiran)'s
total
Share
value
in
Telugu
version
is
about
Rs
36
Crore.
The
movie
written
and
directed
by
S
Shankar
hit
the
screens
in
2010,
and
was
a
crazy
sensation
back
then.
Now,
Jailer
had
surpassed
the
share
value
of
Robo
within
just
ten
days
flat.
Jailer
Story
A
retired
Jailer
Muthuvel
Pandian
goes
on
a
manhunt
to
find
his
son's
alleged
killers.
The
road
leads
him
to
a
familiar,
albeit
a
bit
darker
place.
How
does
he
manage
to
untangle
the
complexities
and
end
his
mission?
is
to
be
seen
on
the
big
screen.
Jailer
features
an
ensemble
cast,
and
has
special
cameos
from
the
neighbouring
southern
film
industries.
In
the
movie,
Rajinikanth
played
the
role
of
Muthuvel
Pandian,
a
retired
Jailer
at
Tihar
prison.
Vinayakan
played
the
role
of
antagonist
Varman,
Ramya
Krishnan
as
Muthu's
wife,
Vasanth
Ravi
as
ACP
Arjun,
Muthu's
son,
Sunil
as
Blast
Mohan,
an
actor,
Yogi
Babu
as
Vimal,
a
taxi
driver,
Nagendra
Babu,
Kishore,
Mirnaa
Menon,
and
VTV
Ganesh
among
others
in
key
roles.
Anirudh
Ravichander
composed
the
film's
entire
background
score
and
music
for
Jailer.
Vijay
Kartik
Kannan
cranked
the
camera,
and
R
Nirmal
worked
as
the
film's
editor.
Kalanithi
Maran
bankrolled
the
film
under
his
Sun
Pictures
banners.