Jailer (2023)

 Jailer 

Jailer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nelson
Written by	Nelson
Produced by	Kalanithi Maran
Starring	Rajinikanth Ramya Krishnan Vinayakan Tamannaah Bhatia Sunil Vasanth Ravi Yogi Babu Mirnaa
Cinematography	Vijay Kartik Kannan
Edited by	R. Nirmal
Music by	Anirudh Ravichander
Production company	Sun Pictures
Release date	10 August 2023
Running time	169 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Jailer is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson. Produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures, the film stars Rajinikanth as a retired jailer who sets out to apprehend an eccentric idol smuggler threatening his family. The cast also includes Ramya Krishnan, Vinayakan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil, Vasanth Ravi, Yogi Babu and Mirnaa in supporting roles. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff play guest appearances.
The film was officially announced in February 2022 under the working title Thalaivar 169, being the 169th film of Rajinikanth, while the official title was announced in June that year. Principal photography commenced in August 2022 in Chennai followed with schedules in Cuddalore, Hyderabad, Jaisalmer, Mangalore, Kerala and wrapped by early-June 2023. The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by Vijay Kartik Kannan and edited by R. Nirmal.
Jailer was released theatrically on 10 August 2023. The film received positive reviews from critics and emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2023, sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 and second highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. Additionally, the film received four nominations at the Filmfare Awards South, and won two Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two IIFA Utsavam awards including Best Film, and two South Indian International Movie Awards including Best Film and Best Director for Nelson, all in the Tamil branch. A sequel, Jailer 2, is in production.