Director Karthik Subbaraj, who has established time and again his love for veteran actor Rajinikanth, not only caught the first show of his favourite star's Jailer 2 but also penned a review on X. The Dorothy director worked with the actor in the 2019 film, Petta.
On X, Karthik wrote, "Thalaivar sets the screen on Wild Wild Fire. Can't take my eyes off him.... Love you, Thalaivaaaa. Goosebumps Overloaded Mass Blast..." He then had emojis of praise for Nelson's "writing and execution" and for Anirudh's music, which he described as, "breathes high octane energy in every frame."
Praising the ensemble cast, he said, "Whattey wonderful moment to see Mithun sir, Mohanlal sir, Shivarajkumar sir, Jackie Shroff sir, Vidya Balan madam, Hrithik sir and SJ Suryah sir, all in one film. Entertainment maxxxx ... Thank you and whole cast n crew for giving us Blockbuster feast in Theatres..."
Jailer 2 sees Rajinikanth reunite with director Nelson after the success of their 2023 action drama Jailer. The sequel brings back the actor as retired jailer “Tiger” Muthuvel Pandian, who returns to action to investigate a larger criminal syndicate following the events of the first film.
The film has been predominantly receiving positive reviews from fans and audiences. Dhanush and Ramya Krishnan, among others, described the film as a must-watch.
Produced by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner, the film also features returning cast members Ramya Krishnan, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Mirnaa Menon, Yogi Babu and Jaffer Saadiq. New additions include SJ Suryah, Vidya Balan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jatin Sarna, Meghana Raj Sarja and others. Anirudh Ravichander returns as composer alongside R Nirmal as editor and Vijay Kartik Kannan as cinematographer, with Nelson writing and directing the sequel. The film released in theatres worldwide on October 15.