‘Jailer 2’ movie review: Rajinikanth’s flourishes elevate Nelson’s rousing herogasm

‘Jailer 2’ movie review: Rajinikanth’s flourishes elevate Nelson’s rousing herogasm center Rajinikanth in ‘Jailer 2’ https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/camlbx/article71587609.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/rajinikanth%20jailer2.jpeg Nelson betters the ‘Jailer’ template with a well-calibrated sequel that knows when to let Rajini loose and fills the in-between stretches with riotous humour and narrative build-up Over the last two decades, numerous filmmakers have attempted to make the defining superstar film. While 2010s films, like Petta, celebrated Rajinikanth in all his glory, the demands of the pan-Indian cinema market and a more action-weary, fidgety audience in the post-streaming era have reshaped what makes a quintessential Rajini film in the 2020s. Director Nelson’s 2023 hit Jailer understood that formula (even if it was far from perfect) so intrinsically that it wouldn’t be far-fetched to call this style of mass masala filmmaking a definitive sub-genre tailored for its larger-than-life superstar.