After Coolie, Nagarjuna To Play The Villain In Rajinikanth's Jailer 2? What We Know

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 16:32 IST

Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 to diagnostic Nagarjuna arsenic the villain? Here’s everything we cognize astir the sequel’s cast, plot, and precocious 2025 release.

Nagarjuna is reportedly playing the villain successful Jailer 2.

The buzz astir Jailer 2, the much-awaited sequel to the 2023 blockbuster starring Rajinikanth, continues to turn arsenic caller casting reports surface. Director Nelson Dilipkumar, who returns astatine the helm, is said to beryllium progressing swiftly with the film’s shoot, aiming to rise the stakes with bigger action, deeper drama, and a revamped avatar of the superstar.

According to insider sources and arsenic reported successful the Deccan Herald, Telugu cinema icon Nagarjuna has reportedly been signed connected to play the main antagonist. His aggravated portrayal of ‘Simon’ successful Lokesh Kanagaraj’s upcoming movie Coolie — wherever helium besides shares surface abstraction with Rajinikanth — is said to person influenced the casting decision. Though an authoritative confirmation is awaited, the quality has already sparked excitement among fans of some the stars.

The archetypal movie featured T K Vinayakan arsenic the villain. This time, with Nagarjuna stepping in, expectations for a gripping face-off person lone skyrocketed.

S J Suryah’s summation to the ensemble had earlier made headlines, followed by reports of Mirnaa returning to play Rajinikanth’s daughter-in-law. She has reportedly changeable important scenes alongside Ramya Krishnan. Shivarajkumar volition reprise his relation arsenic Narasimha and has allotted 15 days for his information of the shoot.

Two large shooting schedules person already been completed successful Chennai and Kerala. The adjacent limb of filming volition diagnostic high-octane enactment sequences betwixt Rajinikanth and the antagonist. The accumulation is connected track, with the squad eyeing a precocious 2025 theatrical release.

Jailer 2 is being produced by Kalanidhi Maran nether the Sun Pictures banner, with euphony composed by Anirudh Ravichander. Rajinikanth volition instrumentality arsenic Tiger Muthuvel Pandian, promising fans yet different power-packed performance.

About Jailer 2

Rajinikanth precocious gave fans an update connected the much-anticipated Jailer 2, confirming that the film’s sprout whitethorn wrapper up by the extremity of this year.

Times Now mentioned that erstwhile asked by the property astir Jailer2’s sprout and post-production, Rajinikanth said, “I americium not definite erstwhile precisely we volition implicit shooting for Jailer 2. But the sprout volition mostly beryllium done by December." He besides added that the post-production enactment for Coolie is going connected well.

A sequel to Jailer (2023), the movie stars Rajinikanth reprising his relation arsenic the titular quality alongside Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu and Mirnaa Menon reprising their roles, with S. J. Suryah joining the cast. Shiva Rajkumar besides makes a impermanent quality successful this film.

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