Superstar Rajinikanth’s much-awaited film Jailer 2 has opened in cinemas amid massive fan celebrations across India and several countries, including Japan, Singapore, the UAE, Canada and the United States.
According to India Today, fans marked the film’s release with fireworks, dancing, prayers and early-morning screenings, turning cinema premises into festival-like venues.
In Chennai, Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya joined fans outside Kasi Theatre and danced to drumbeats.
In Bengaluru, fans set off fireworks, offered prayers and decorated giant cutouts of the actor with flower garlands ahead of early-morning screenings.
In Dubai, cinemas were reportedly packed as early as 3 a.m., while fans in Singapore, Canada and the United States gathered in large numbers to celebrate the release.
The film also marked the first simultaneous release of a Rajinikanth movie in India and Japan.
Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, Jailer 2 sees Rajinikanth reprise his role as retired prison warden Muthuvel Pandian.
The action drama also features Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, S. J. Suryah and Vidya Balan, with music by Anirudh Ravichander.
The celebrations highlight Rajinikanth’s enduring popularity among audiences worldwide, decades after his rise to superstardom. (Newswire)
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