When Mithun Chakraborty leaked Shah Rukh Khan’s cameo
In December last year, Mithun Chakraborty spoke to Siti Cinema about his role in Jailer 2. Leaking Shah Rukh’s cameo, he said, “My next is Jailer 2, where everybody is against me. Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shah Rukh Khan, Ramya Krishnan, Shiva Rajkumar, all their characters are against me.” He also seemed to leak that he plays the film’s antagonist while saying this. Balakrishna was initially rumoured to star in the project as well. However, he seems to have dropped out, with Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar reprising their roles as Mathew and Narasimha. Vijay Sethupathi is also expected to make an appearance.
Rajinikanth, Shah Rukh Khan’s first film together
This will make Jailer 2 the first time Rajinikanth and Shah Rukh share the screen. Anubhav Sinha’s 2011 film Ra. One featured Rajinikanth’s character Chitti from Shankar’s 2010 film Enthiran. However, actor Suresh Menon told Digital Commentary in May last year, “There were rumours that Rajinikanth saab himself would come for the cameo. I think I can speak about it now. That wasn’t him. It’s a known secret in the industry that he wasn’t keeping well at that time.” In Rohit Shetty’s 2013 film Chennai Express, the song Lungi Dance pays tribute to Rajinikanth. Jailer 2 is expected to be released in theatres this summer.