Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' has finally hit the screens today (August 10). The film has been released in more than 4000 theatres worldwide out of which in 900 theatres across Tamil Nadu. It is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner. 'Jailer' also stars Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vinayakan and Yogi Babu in pivotal roles. The actioner has released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi across the world.
As per a report in Sacnilk, 'Jailer' had a massive pre-booking total of Rs 14.18 crore in India. The Tamil version of the Rajinikanth starrer has earned Rs 12.82 crore in revenue from the sale of 5,91,221 tickets, while the Telugu version accumulated Rs 1.35 crore in advance bookings through the sale of 77,554 tickets, taking the grand total of tickets to 6,68,775.
There has been a lot of excitement among Thalaivar fans as the superstar has returned to the screen after a gap of two years. Fans have flocked to the cinema halls to watch the first-day first show of the much-awaited film. Positive reviews are pouring in from critics and audience and Twitterati has already declared it a 'blockbuster'.
Have a look at some of the reactions on Twitter here.
'Jailer' is Rajinikanth’s first collaboration with director Nelson Dilipkumar.