Videos of Rajinikanth's arrival at the Chennai airport went viral on social media on Monday. As per reports, the senior actor has returned back home after completing filming for Nelson's Jailer 2. The actor can be seen greeting and interacting with fans with his usual vigour in the videos.

Meanwhile, as the film's shooting wraps up, there have been speculations that the film's release date is being pushed from June to August. Several months ago, Rajinikanth himself announced the release date for Jailer 2 as June 12. However, new reports suggest that the release date has been pushed by two months to August 12. The makers are yet to confirm the same.

Jailer 2 comes three years after Jailer and will see the return of Rajinikanth as 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, alongside Ramya Krishnan, who portrayed his wife's role in the first film. While the likes of Mohanlal and Jackie Shroff, who made cameo appearances in Jailer, are expected to return, Shivarajkumar has confirmed that he will come back for the sequel. Other big names like Shah Rukh Khan, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vidya Balan, SJ Suryah, and Mirnaa are also expected to be part of the sequel's cast.

Vinayakan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Santhanam and Mithun Chakraborty have also confirmed being a part of the cast, while Vijay Sethupathi had revealed that he will be playing a small role in the film. Additionally, Meghana Raj Sarja also confirmed that she is making her return to Tamil cinema with Jailer 2 in a key role. Malayalam actor Anna Raajan, best known for her breakthrough role in Lijo Jose Pellissery's Angamaly Diaries (2017), is also part of the cast.

There is also buzz about the appearance ofNora Fatehi in a dance number. Plot details of the film are currently under wraps. Jailer 2 is produced by Kalanithi Maran under his Sun Pictures banner. On the technical front, the film has music by Anirudh. The first film's technical team members, such as cinematographer Vijay Kartik Kannan and editor R Nirmal are also coming back for the sequel.