Thalaivar Rajinikanth’s Jailer releases in theatres: Fans burst crackers, dance to the beat of dhol, offer milk to actor’s poster; Check out Twitter review and more

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Rajinikanth’s film ‘Jailer’ releases in theatres

Superstar Rajinikanth’s film ‘Jailer’ finally released in theatres today (August 10). This marks his first collaboration with director Nelson Dilipkumar. Fans of Rajinikanth who fondly call him Thalaivar cannot keep calm. The film has released across 900 theatres in Tamil Nadu

Celebrations amid  Jailer's release

Viral videos show Rajinikanth’s fans dancing outside the theatres, beating drums and even pouring milk while celebrating Jailer's release. Take a look

Rajnikanth fans worship him

Some fans of Rajinikanth can be seen pouring milk on a car that has 'Jailer' written on it

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Fans ‘worship’ Thalaiva Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth’s fans literally worshipped the South superstar, who plays the role of Muthuvel Pandian in the movie Jailer. Here fans can be seen showering petals on him

Jailer’s release

Some theatres played a special video message for Rajinikanth before starting Jailer’s screening

Celebrations around release of Jailer

In a video shared on the official Instagram account of the production house Sun Pictures, one can see mega events launched to celebrate the Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer

Jailer: Twitter review

Columnist Manobala Vijayabalan shared his review about Rajinikanth’s movie Jailer on X (Twitter). He tweeted, “Superstar Rajinikanth as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian is Charismatic, Valiant and Indomitable throughout the movie. Huge comeback from Nelson with a gripping story line and magnificent direction. The Film has a Good first half and an extraordinary second half to entertain the audience. Action scenes were terrific. Dark comedy works well. BGM and Music were fabulous. The supporting cast did justice to their roles.”

Rajinikanth's fans dance outside theatres

Theatres in Tamil Nadu witnessed huge crowds as people were seen dancing and celebrating the release of Thalaiva’s film. In this video, one can see a decorated elephant, people dancing to the beats of dhol and much more

Rajinikanth's fans pray for 'Jailer's success

A day before the release of Jailer, Rajinikanth's fans gathered at the Thiruparankundram Amman Temple in Madurai and sought divine blessings for its success in a special ceremony. "I have been a Rajini fan for 40 years. From Rajini's Padayappa till today I have been doing various prayers for the success of Rajini's film. Today I am praying that Rajini's 169th film Jailer will be successful," a fan told ANI

Jailer: Starcast

Jailer stars Rajinikanth as Muthuvel Pandian, Shiva Rajkumar as Ravana, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mirna Menon, Mohanlal, Vasanth Ravi, Ramya Krishnan and Jackie Shroff