{"id":636153,"date":"2026-10-20T09:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/636153\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:38:10","slug":"sanju-samson-celebrates-rajinikanths-jailer-2-by-booking-entire-theatre-as-film-nears-rs500m-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/636153\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson Celebrates Rajinikanth\u2019s \u2018Jailer 2\u2019 by Booking Entire Theatre as Film Nears Rs500m Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samson also revealed that several members of the Indian team and support staff who understand Tamil would join him for the screening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in the team and the support staff who know Tamil is coming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The screening offers a glimpse into Samson\u2019s enthusiasm for Rajinikanth, whose enduring popularity extends beyond cinema audiences to fans across different fields, including cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, \u2018Jailer 2\u2019 is the sequel to Rajinikanth\u2019s 2023 blockbuster \u2018Jailer\u2019. The film sees the veteran actor return as Tiger Muthuvel Pandian, the retired lawman whose life takes another action-packed turn.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel has generated considerable anticipation among fans eager to see Rajinikanth reprise the role, and its release has drawn attention from audiences beyond Tamil cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Rajinikanth\u2019s \u2018Jailer 2\u2019 continues to perform strongly at the box office, with the action sequel approaching the Rs4.78 billion mark worldwide within five days of its release. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film has recorded strong collections in India and overseas, adding another major success to the 75-year-old superstar\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jailer 2\u2019 box office collection on Day 5<\/p>\n<p>According to Sacnilk, \u2018Jailer 2\u2019 collected Rs423.5 million net in India on Day 5, taking its total domestic net collection to Rs2.42 billion.<\/p>\n<p>With overseas earnings added, the film\u2019s worldwide gross collection has reached Rs4.78 billion. It is now within striking distance of the Rs5 billion milestone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/author\/devadasan-k-p\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gulfnews\/2025-05-15\/wssththa\/DEVADASAN_PIC.jpg\"  alt=\"Devadasan K P\" class=\"qt-image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Devadasan K P is the Chief Visual Editor at Gulf News, bringing more than 27 years of experience in photojournalism to the role. He leads the Visual desk with precision, speed, and a strong editorial instinct. <\/p>\n<p>Whether he\u2019s selecting images of royalty, chasing the biggest celebrity moments in Dubai, or covering live events himself, Devadasan is always a few steps ahead of the action. <\/p>\n<p>Over the years, he has covered a wide range of major assignments \u2014 including the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, feature reportage from Afghanistan, the IMF World Bank meetings, and wildlife series from Kenya. <\/p>\n<p>His work has been widely recognised with industry accolades, including the Minolta Photojournalist of the Year award in 2005, the Best Picture Award at the Dubai Shopping Festival in 2008, and a Silver Award from the Society for News Design in 2011. <\/p>\n<p>He handles the newsroom pressure with a calm attitude, a quick response time, and his signature brand of good-natured Malayali humour. There&#8217;s no fuss \u2014 just someone who gets the job done very well, every single time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samson also revealed that several members of the Indian team and support staff who understand Tamil would join&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-636153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}