Production
Development
Prior to the release of Jailer (2023), Nelson Dilipkumar revealed intentions of making sequels to his previous films, which made reports question if this film would have a sequel. [1] After the film's success, reports of a potential sequel resurfaced, [2] though Nelson was unsure on whether he would direct the sequel as his subsequent project. [3] Later, Nelson began working on the script for the sequel by January 2024. [4] The film's producer, Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures, paid him an advance of ₹55–60 crore (US$6.3–6.9 million) for the film. [a] The film was reported to be tentatively titled Hukum—named after a song from the first film, [7] [8] before the official title Jailer 2 was announced on 14 January 2025. [9]
Pre-production
Nelson took nearly over a year for developing the script, which was completed by December 2024. [4] [10] The team shot and completed the promotional teaser for the film by 6 December 2024 at EVP Film City in Chennai, [11] which was officially released on 14 January 2025, coinciding with Pongal. [12] [13]
Cinematographer Vijay Kartik Kannan returned for the sequel after working on the predecessor. [12] [14] Nelson further renewed his norm technicians—music composer Anirudh Ravichander, editor R. Nirmal, production designer D. R. K. Kiran—who also worked on the predecessor as well; [12] stunt choreographer Chethan DSouza and visual effects supervisor Yugandhar T. also joined the technical crew. [15]
By late-December 2024, Nelson began location scouting for the film. [16] Initially, the film was set to begin production in late-2024 in order to be released during 2025, as it would mark Rajinikanth's 50th year in the film industry. [17] But the plans were rescinded owing to pre-production delays, resulting in the film's eventual commencement being pushed to March 2025. [16]
Casting
Yogi Babu confirmed his presence in the film, reprising his role from the predecessor. [18] Reportedly Nelson prioritised on writing comic subplots between Babu and Rajinikanth during the pre-production. [6] It was also reported that Nandamuri Balakrishna was being cast in an important role. [19]
Filming
Principal photography began with the first schedule on 10 March 2025 in Chennai. [20] It was reported that sequences featuring only Rajinikanth were to be filmed at first for around 15 to 20 days. [21] [22] A large village set was reportedly erected at a film city for this schedule. [23] On 20 March, previous directors of Rajinikanth, Karthik Subbaraj and Lokesh Kanagaraj, who respectively directed the actor in Petta (2019) and Coolie (2025) both under Sun Pictures' production, visited the sets and a still of them along with Rajinikanth and Nelson was posted on social media and went viral. [24] [25]
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