What do fans expect from a Rajinikanth film? Nelson Dilip Kumar’s ‘Jailer’ is turning into a ‘Complete Rajini Show’ when it is brought to the audience in the right meter without missing a beat. The result of director Nelson’s hard work is rocking the theaters when Mohanlal’s death month performance also happened. With this, Jailer is Nelson’s sweet revenge for all the criticism after the failure of Beast.
Jailer underscores Nelson’s resurrection as those who once ridiculed him are praised, those who insult him are accepted, and those who are despised are considered. There were reports that Nelson was working in his sleep for the jailer. There were also reports that superstar Rajinikanth himself was worried about his health. All this is due to the bitter experience of the failure of the Beast.
Criticisms against the movie ‘Beast’ did not affect Nelson a little. Nelson’s disrespect at an award ceremony some time ago is now the talk of the social media. It was a grand function attended by stars, directors, producers and other filmmakers. Organizers, photographers and crowds gathered to meet director Lokesh Kanakaraj, who had consecutive hits like Kaiti, Master and Vikram. Bouncers were also rounded up to control them. However, when Nelson Dilipkumar landed soon after, there was no crowd and no noise. He was not accompanied by bouncers and had no crowd around him to control. Instead they showed him the way. Nelson entered the ceremony with his friend Redin Kingsley.
The ‘Beast’ was a fall from high for Nelson. Its impact is enormous. When a film was prepared with Vijay as the lead, the fans’ expectations were not small. It is natural for them to express dissatisfaction when it does not live up to their expectations. Although the film did well financially, the screenplay’s incoherence and repetitiveness failed it in the hearts of the audience. After the OTT release of the film, the criticism gained momentum.
Jailer will announce Nelson Rajinikanth as the hero in 2022. But even then the criticism did not go away. Arguments were raised that the head should not be tested. Some came forward with the demand to remove Nelson from the film. But even then, Rajinikanth, Sun Pictures’ Kalanidhi Maran and music director Anirudh kept Nelson together. “I had no worries about Nelson. I believe that a good director never fails. It is the story or the subject of the film that fails’ these are the words spoken by Thalaivar during the audio launch of the film.
After a long wait, Jailer hit the theaters to great acclaim. Rajinikanth plays the role of Muthuvel, a retired Jailer of Tihar Jail. Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar, Jackie Shroff and Vinayak as the villain Varman literally shocked the audience. The film collected 52 crores on its first day of release. ‘Jailor’ was released in more than 300 theaters in Kerala.
