Jailer

2023 2h 45m TA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 130

ActionCrimeThrillerComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rajinikanth
Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
Vinayakan
Varman
Vasanth Ravi
Arjun Muthuvel Pandian
Yogi Babu
Vimal
Ramya Krishnan
Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
Mirnaa
Shwetha Arjun
Rithvik
Rithvik 'Rithu' Arjun
G. Marimuthu
Panneeru

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nelson Dilipkumar
Writers: Nelson Dilipkumar
Languages: Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Jailer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, shot by Vijay Kartik Kannan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anirudh Ravichander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor R. Nirmal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rajinikanth and Vinayakan and Vasanth Ravi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nelson Dilipkumar directs. Vijay Kartik Kannan behind the camera. Anirudh Ravichander scores. R. Nirmal cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu.
4Part of the "Jailer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, shot by Vijay Kartik Kannan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Anirudh Ravichander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor R. Nirmal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rajinikanth and Vinayakan and Vasanth Ravi carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt11663228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.