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Mithun Chakraborty Set For Jailer 2 With A Hilarious Condition For Rajinikanth
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News18•13-10-2026, 08:53
Mithun Chakraborty Set For Jailer 2 With A Hilarious Condition For Rajinikanth
- •Mithun Chakraborty is making a return to the Tamil film industry after more than a decade with the highly anticipated film Jailer 2.
- •Superstar Rajinikanth shared a funny anecdote at the Jailer 2 Super Show about Mithun Da initially joking about refusing to play a villain who gets beaten up.
- •Mithun later agreed to do the film under the humorous condition that Rajinikanth character Tiger Muthuvel Pandian would neither beat him nor shoot at him.
- •The film boasts a star-studded cast including Mohanlal, Ramya Krishnan, SJ Suryah, and Vidya Balan, bringing three Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners together.
- •Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and with music by Anirudh Ravichander, Jailer 2 is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on October 15, 2026.
Key Questions Answered
When approached for the film, Mithun Chakraborty jokingly asked if he was the villain and would get beaten up. He later told Rajinikanth he would do the movie only on the condition that Rajinikanth's character, 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, would neither beat him nor shoot at him.
According to Sun Pictures, the action-thriller film 'Jailer 2' is scheduled to release in theaters worldwide on October 15, 2026.
Mithun Chakraborty made his Tamil film debut in 2015 with the movie 'Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka', making 'Jailer 2' only his second project in Tamil cinema.
