South superstar Rajinikanth is all set to be seen in the upcoming film Jailer helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The actor had started work on the project early in January 2023. The film also stars Mohanlal, Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar and now the makers have brought Bollywood star Jackie Shroff on board for a special role. The official announcement was made on February 5, 2023.
Production house Sun Pictures posted a few pictures of Jackie from the film sets. Shroff has earlier worked with Rajinikanth in the film Uttar Dakshin in the year 1987 and then worked in the animated flick Kochadaiiyaan. Mohanlal had joined the cast in January 2023 for a special role while Shiva Rajkumar will also be playing an important character in Jailer.
The film also features Vasanth Ravi, Ramya Krishnan, Vinayakan and Yogi Babu playing important roles. The music for the film has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The film is expected to be released on April 14, 2023 that will mark the Tamil New Year festival.
On the work front Jackie was last seen in the film Life’s Good and Phone Bhoot that were released in 2022. Apart from Bollywood Jackie Shroff has constantly proved his versatility by working in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bhojpuri, Konkani and Punjabi films.
Photo Credits: Sun Pictures Official Instagram account
