Jailer 2 - Movie Review

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Director Nelson Dilipkumar has once again delivered a blockbuster. Jailer 2, the second instalment of the super successful Jailer series, arrives over three years after the first film.

The film opens on a surprisingly quiet note. Tiger Muthuvel Pandian (Rajinikanth) is working peacefully as a supervisor at a supermarket in a small town. Grandson Ritvik (Rithvik) leaves for school and daughter-in-law Shweta (Mirnaa) heads to work, while wife Vijaya (Ramya Krishnan) packs the lunch and runs the house.

That calm does not last. Varman's best friend is searching for Tiger, and his men eventually land up in Muthuvel's town. The moment they identify him, the clashes begin. Only then do they realise that Muthuvel is also searching for their top boss.

This mutual search leads to Goa and the Kalpak family. At the top sits Kalpak Bodhi (SJ Suryah), the big boss behind Varman and his men. Family patriarch Chakri Kalpak (Mithun Chakraborty), sister Kantha Kalpak (Vidya Balan) and brothers Sharva and Ved complete the clan.


The next 75 minutes are a cat and mouse hunt, with each move bringing the next clash closer.

Cameos are a Jailer signature, and this time the cameo brigade adds real star value. Mohanlal returns as Mathew with a whistle-worthy entry, though briefly. Shiva Rajkumar is back as Narasimha, bringing his trademark swagger. 

Jackie Shroff, as Kamdev, is used sparingly. Then come the surprises. Hrithik Roshan (Roddy) sparkles in a special appearance, giving North Indian audiences a reason to cheer, while Vijay Sethupathi, as Kantha's informer and a police officer, is a massive surprise despite his brief appearance.

Anirudh Ravichander, in his fifth consecutive film with Nelson, is once again a hero in his own right. His background score electrifies 

Rajinikanth's entries and the action blocks, and the main theme from the first Jailer returns to remind you where this journey began. The dance numbers, Ala Bolelo with Poorna and Bindaas with Nora Fatehi, add colour. Yet the background score carries the film.

Vijay Kartik Kannan returns behind the camera and gives the film a stylish visual appeal. Rajinikanth's mass moments and the chase sequences are framed with confidence, and the colour grade by Andreas Brückl adds to the polish.

At 175 minutes, Jailer 2 is a long sitting, yet Rajinikanth's screen presence carries it, and Nelson's trademark humour keeps the mood light even as the stakes rise. Editor R. Nirmal returns from the first film to keep the hunt moving.

The question that keeps you in your seat is simple. Does Muthuvel finish the entire Kalpak family, or is anyone allowed to escape? I will not spoil it for you. 

And the question you carry out of the theatre: is Nelson already with Part 3?

Watch it in theatres  


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