Superstar Rajnikanth made a solid comeback with ‘Jailer’ which is shattering records in Tamil Nadu. While the movie has grossed over 50 crores already in the Telugu market, the collections in AP & Telangana has surpassed Kamal Hassan’s ‘Vikram’ already. In Tamil Nadu too, the collections of ‘Jailer’ are fantastic and it is expected to cross ‘Vikram’ collections very soon.
Due to such huge collections, Rajni’s fans claim that ‘Jailer’ is far better than ‘Vikram’. But it is far from the truth. ‘Jailer’ is not a spectacular film and has a very regular story. It is a dark comedy which was presented very well. Director Nelson Dilipkumar made sure that he injects his typical brand of comedy in a simple revenge drama. He added elements that are required for a superstar Rajni’s film. There are ample moments for Rajnikanth fans to enjoy in this movie that were missing from his previous films.
The expectations are quite low on ‘Jailer’ because of Rajni’s last few movies and this helped a lot. The movie had its fair share of flaws including a below-par second half which was saved by a superb climax. Nelson heavily relied on the charisma of Thalaiva during the whole movie and even took the support of superstars from Kannada and Malayalam industries through the climax.
But it is not the case with ‘Vikram’ at all. Kamal’s film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj has solid content and the action sequences are brilliant. While it is Anirudh who proved to be the backbone for both movies, ‘Vikram’ has a more unique story, twists, drama and maintained Hollywood standards in storytelling. So, comparing these two films is like comparing night and day.
