Jailer
Film by Nelson Dilipkumar
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| March 2025 | Filming for Jailer 2 begins in March. |
| January 14 2025 | Jailer 2 is officially announced on Pongal, revealing the sequel's title. |
| September 27 2024 | Jailer was recognized at the IIFA Utsavam, winning Best Picture for Kalanithi Maran and Best Lyrics for Super Subu's 'Hukum – Thalaivar Alappara'. |
| September 15 2024 | Jailer film received multiple awards at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), including Best Film – Tamil for Sun Pictures, Best Director – Tamil for Nelson Dilipkumar, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Vasanth Ravi, Best Comedian for Yogi Babu, Best Music Director for Anirudh Ravichander, and Best Lyricist for Vignesh Shivan. |
| August 16 2024 | Three-part documentary series 'Jailer Unlocked' premiered on Sun NXT, featuring behind-the-scenes insights from director Nelson, composer Anirudh, and the film's cast and crew discussing the making of the movie. |
| January 2024 | Nelson begins writing the script for the sequel, working under the title Hukum, with Yogi Babu confirmed to return. |
| 2023 | Super Subu, Anirudh's classmate, wrote the song 'Hukum' for the Jailer soundtrack at the suggestion of Nelson and studio executives, completing the track within two hours. |
| 2023 | Anirudh Ravichander composed the soundtrack for the film Jailer, marking his third collaboration with Rajinikanth and continuing his work with director Nelson since Kolamaavu Kokila (2018). |
| 2023 | Shilpa Rao recorded the song 'Kaavaalaa', her first Tamil song in a decade, after previously performing 'Oru Maalai Neram' in 2010. She rehearsed the lyrics for two days and completed the recording within two hours. |
| November 12 2023 | Film's television premiere aired on Sun TV during the Diwali festival. |
| September 7 2023 | Jailer began streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Sun NXT digital platforms. |
| September 1 2023 | Digitally altered version of the film to be used for all theatrical, television, satellite, and streaming releases, complying with the Delhi High Court's order. |
| August 2023 | Nelson confirms a sequel to Jailer is in development after the film's success, with Sun Pictures paying ₹55 crore as an advance. |
| August 2023 |
Within 10 days of release, Jailer grosses ₹194.7 crore in Tamil Nadu, ₹75 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ₹60 crore in Karnataka, and ₹166.31 crore overseas, reaching the ₹500 crore mark.
Jailer box office collection day 10: Rajinikanth film earns ₹18 crore in India, grosses ₹500 crore worldwide - Hindustan Times
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'Jailer' box office collection day 11: Rajinikanth's film becomes the fastest Tamil film to reach Rs 500 crores behind '2.O' | Tamil Movie News - Times of India
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| August 2023 |
Delhi High Court ordered the film's makers to edit scenes depicting a contract killer wearing a Royal Challengers Bangalore jersey and making misogynistic comments.
‘Jailer’ team to remove scene with RCB jersey after Delhi High Court order - ‘Jailer’ team to remove scene with RCB jersey after Delhi High Court order BusinessToday
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RCB team jersey shall stand edited in Jailer: Delhi High Court | Hindi Movie News - Times of India
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| August 15 2023 | On Independence Day, the film earns ₹40 crore at the box office, becoming the second-highest grossing film that day after Gadar 2. |
| August 11 2023 | Jailer begins its theatrical release, marking the start of a record-breaking box office performance across multiple Indian states. |
| August 10 2023 | Jailer was theatrically released in Tamil, with a limited Hindi-dubbed version also hitting theatres despite initial hesitation due to potential competition with Gadar 2 and OMG 2. |
| August 6 2023 | Soundtrack release event broadcast on Sun TV, which originally featured a live performance at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai with the cast and crew |
| August 4 2023 | The film's trailer was showcased at Times Square in Manhattan, New York, expanding its international marketing reach. |
| August 2 2023 | The film's trailer, subtitled 'Jailer Showcase', was released to the public. |
| July 2023 | Sakkir Madathil claimed title ownership and requested producer Kalanithi Maran to change the film's title, later escalating the issue to court by filing a legal complaint against Sun Pictures. |
| July 2023 | Rajinikanth dubbed his portions after completing commitments for filming Lal Salaam (2024). |
| July 2023 | Anirudh began re-recording the film's background score in mid-July. |
| July 2023 | The film was sent to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a runtime of 169 minutes. |
| July 28 2023 | The Jailer soundtrack album was officially released at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, featuring eight tracks composed by Anirudh Ravichander. |
| July 26 2023 | 'Jujubee', the third single from the album, was released, performed by Dhee with backing vocals by Anirudh and Anantha Krishnan |
| July 17 2023 | Second single 'Hukum – Thalaivar Alappara' from the film Jailer was released. |
| July 17 2023 | 'Hukum', the second single from the Jailer soundtrack, was released and performed by Anirudh himself |
| July 6 2023 | 'Kaavaalaa' single was released on digital platforms, accompanied by a lyrical video on YouTube |
| July 3 2023 | Promotional video for 'Kaavaalaa' single was teased by Anirudh Ravichander |
| June 2023 | Post-production began with Vinayakan dubbing his portions for the film first. |
| June 2023 | Shivarajkumar dubbed his portions in Tamil-language for the first time. |
| June 2023 | Film production wraps up after shooting in multiple locations including Cuddalore, Hyderabad, Jaisalmer, Mangalore, and Kerala. |
| June 1 2023 | Song 'Kaavaalā' was filmed featuring Bhatia and Rajinikanth, marking the completion of principal photography. |
| May 2023 | Rajinikanth returned for a short additional shooting schedule. |
| May 4 2023 | A video revealing the film's official release date was unveiled, which also revealed additional cast members including Nagendra Babu, Jaffer Sadiq, Kishore, and others. |
| April 2023 | Film was originally scheduled for release in April 2023, but production delays pushed the date back. |
| April 2023 | Climax of the film was shot at Athirappilly Falls in Kerala. Sequences featuring Rajinikanth were completed. |
| March 2023 | A major action sequence was filmed in Chennai. By the end of the month, only 15 days of shooting remained, with 10 days dedicated to Rajinikanth's scenes. |
| February 2023 | Jackie Shroff was announced to be a part of the film. |
| February 22 2023 | Filming schedule at Pilikulaj Gutthu concluded, which included a major sequence featuring Rajinikanth, Shivarajkumar, and Sadiq. |
| January 2023 | Team moved to Jaisalmer to film an action sequence that continued for 10 days. |
| January 2023 | Film crew moved to Hyderabad for a major shooting schedule with Rajinikanth and the ensemble cast. |
| January 2023 | Sunil and Tamannaah Bhatia were announced as part of the cast for brief roles. |
| January 6 2023 | Mohanlal was announced to be acting in the film in a cameo role. |
| 2022 | The production team constructed a set at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad for major portions of the film's shooting. |
| November 2022 | 50 percent of the film was completed. Shivarajkumar joined the shooting schedule, filming his portions within 4-5 days. The team filmed a sequence at Adityaram Studios in Chennai. |
| November 17 2022 | Behind-the-scenes video documenting the film's production was released through the production house's social media handles. |
| September 2022 | Month-long filming schedule in Chennai was completed, with the team subsequently moving to Cuddalore to film scenes with Rajinikanth and Babu. |
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