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{{Short description|2023 Malayalam film}}
{{Not to be confused with|Jailer (film)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jailer
| image = Jailer 2023 Malayalam film poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = Sakkir Madathil
| producer = N. K. Mohammed
| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[Dhyan Sreenivasan]]
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]]
* [[Divya Pillai]]
* [[Sreejith Ravi]]
}}
| cinematography = Mahadevan Thampi
| editing = Deepu Joseph
| music = Riyas Payyoli
| studio = Golden Village Production
| distributor = {{Plain list|
* Indian Movie Makers
* 72 Film Company
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|08|18|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Malayalam Film Jailer Hits Cinemas; All You Need To Know |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/dhyan-sreenivasans-malayalam-film-jailer-hits-cinemas-all-you-need-to-know-8541181.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=News18 |language=en |publication-place=[[Kochi]], India}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 122 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jailer (Malayalam) (2023) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/kozhikode/movies/jailer-malayalam/ET00365786 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{Indian Rupee|4 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-08-17 |title=Jailer Malayalam Movie Box Office Collection, Budget, Hit Or Flop |url=https://www.cinefry.co.in/jailer-malayalam-box-office/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Cinefry |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}

'''''Jailer''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Historical drama|period drama]] [[thriller film]] directed by Sakkir Madathil.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-07-23 |title=‘Jailer’ trailer: Dhyan Sreenivasan is on a mission to re-capture escaped prisoners |language=en |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jailer-trailer-dhyan-sreenivasan-is-on-a-mission-to-re-capture-escaped-prisoners/articleshow/102051860.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-18 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The film features [[Dhyan Sreenivasan]] in the titular role,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Jailer - Mallu Release {{!}} Watch Malayalam Full Movies |url=https://www.mallurelease.com/2023/07/jailer-movie.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |language=english}}</ref> alongside [[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Divya Pillai]], and [[Sreejith Ravi]] in the supporting cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-22 |title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Jailer is a period drama in which the actor plays a jailer |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/dhyan-sreenivasans-jailer-is-a-period-drama-in-which-the-actor-plays-a-jailer/b5fe0b9326973 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> The film is produced by N. K. Mohammed under the banner of Golden Village Production.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-05 |title=‘Jailer’: Prithviraj Sukumaran unveils the motion poster for Dhyan Sreenivasan’s period thriller |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jailer-prithviraj-sukumaran-unveils-the-motion-poster-for-dhyan-sreenivasans-period-thriller/articleshow/95314601.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-18 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Dhyan Srinivasan to headline period thriller Jailer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/jun/29/dhyan-srinivasan-to-headline-period-thriller-jailer-32432.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> The film, set in the 1950s, tells the story of a [[prison officer]] who stays in a bungalow in Gandhigram with five prisoners who were charged with different crimes and his experiments to reform them.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-25 |title=‘Jailer' Showdown: Dhyan Sreenivasan's film to clash with Rajinikanth's action drama on August |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jailer-showdown-dhyan-sreenivasans-film-to-clash-with-rajinikanths-action-drama-on-august/articleshow/102103544.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-18 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-26 |title=Dhyan Sreenivasan’s 'Jailer' to release on August 10 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/jul/26/dhyan-sreenivasans-jailer-to-release-on-august-10-2598466.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

The film's makers had controversies over the title '''Jailer''<nowiki/>' with [[Rajinikanth|Rajinikanth's]] ''[[Jailer (film)|Jailer]],'' directed by [[Nelson (director)|Neslon]]. According to Sakkir Madathil, the title ''Jailer'' was registered with the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-02 |title=‘Jailer’ vs ‘Jailer’ in Kerala: Sakkir Madathil says theatres rejecting his film due to Rajinikanth’s film |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jailer-vs-jailer-in-kerala-sakkir-madathil-says-theatres-rejecting-his-film-due-to-rajinikanths-film/article67149488.ece |access-date=2023-08-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The Malayalam Jailer's director had requested [[Sun Pictures]] consider changing the [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language Jailer's title in Malayalam. But the issue over the title was later legally moved by both Sun Pictures and the makers of the Malayalam-language Jailer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jailer vs Jailer: Rajinikanth's film to clash with Dhyan Sreenivasan's on August 10 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jailer-vs-jailer-rajinikanth-nelson-dilipkumar-malyalam-jailer-dhyan-sreenivasan-sakkir-madathil-nk-mohammad-same-release-date-2411205-2023-07-24 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Dhyan Sreenivasan]] as Jailer Shantaram<ref name=":1" />
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Divya Pillai]] as Chembaka<ref name=":2" />
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as Keshavan<ref name=":2" />
* Binu Adimali as Shankaran
* Navas Vallikkunnu as Kammaran
* Tiju Mathew as Madhavan
* Unni Raja as Dhamu
* [[Jayaprakash]]
* V. K. Baiju
* Shashankan
* Shanthakumari
* Ansi Vineesha
* Vasudev Sajeesh Marar
* Suryadev Sajeesh Marar

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jailer
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Riyas Payyoli
| released = {{Start date|2023}}
| venue =
| studio = K7 Studios, Noise Head Quarters
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| language = Malayalam
| label = Millennium Audios
| producer = Riyas Payyoli
}}
The film's music is composed by Riyas Payyoli,<ref name=":0" /> with lyrics written by Nidheesh Nadery.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Vadum Mullapoovalla
| length1 = 3:48
| lyrics1 = Nidheesh Nadery
| extra1 = [[Sithara (singer)|Sithara]]
| title2 = Ravinnin Lavala
| length2 = 3:54
| lyrics2 = Nidheesh Nadery
| extra2 = Rijiya Riyas
}}

== Release ==

=== Theatrical ===
Initially, the makers of the film had announced that ''Jailer'' would be released on {{Date|Aug 10, 2023|DMY}}, but with the release of Tamil-language ''Jailer'' on the same date being announced, the release date was later postponed by a week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goud |first=Priyanka |date=2023-08-08 |title=Rajinikanth's Jailer vs Malayalam film Jailer clash cancelled; Sakkir Madathil's release date postponed |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/rajinikanths-jailer-vs-malayalam-film-jailer-clash-cancelled-sakkir-madathils-release-date-postponed-1234666 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Sharath |date=2023-08-08 |title='Jailer' Starring Dhyan Sreenivasan Release Postponed; New Premiere Date Revealed! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/2023/jailer-starring-dhyan-sreenivasan-release-postponed-new-premiere-date-revealed-360119.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.filmibeat.com |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on {{Date|Aug 18, 2023|DMY}} across 85 theatres in [[Kerala]] and 40 theatres in [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=Malayalam film 'Jailer' REVIEW: Is Dhyan Sreenivasan's thriller worth watching? Here's what audiences say |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/entertainment/malayalam-film-jailer-review-is-dhyan-sreenivasan-s-period-thriller-worth-watching-here-s-what-audiences-say-rba-rzknsu |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=newsable.asianetnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-08-18 |title='നിങ്ങള്‍ പ്രേക്ഷകരാണ് എന്‍റെ സിനിമയുടെ സൂപ്പര്‍താരം'; റിലീസ് ദിനത്തില്‍ മലയാളം 'ജയിലര്‍' സംവിധായകന്‍ |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam-jailer-director-sakkir-madathil-about-his-movie-on-release-day-dhyan-sreenivasan-nsn-rzkfvz |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
Princy Alexander, critic of ''[[Onmanorama]],'' wrote, "Overall, the dark and gloomy treatment of the film takes the sheen away from a movie made with good intentions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Princy |date=2023-08-18 |title=Jailer Movie Review: A good storyline let down by dark and gloomy treatment |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2023/08/18/jailer-malayalam-movie-dhyan-sreenivasan-sakkir-madathil-review.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=[[Onmanorama]] |language=en}}</ref>

S.R. Praveen of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "'''Jailer''<nowiki/>' seems to have been made with the intention of never giving the audience anything to cheer for... it does succeed in that endeavour."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Praveen |first=S.R. |date=2023-08-18 |title=‘Jailer’ Malayalam movie review: Dhyan Sreenivasan’s bleak film hardly gets anything right |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jailer-malayalam-movie-review-dhyan-sreenivasans-bleak-film-hardly-gets-anything-right/article67209489.ece |access-date=2023-08-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Arjun Ramachandran of ''The South First'' rated the film with 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''Jailer'' is a film with a novel theme but works only in parts."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Arjun |date=2023-08-18 |title=Review: Dhyan Sreenivasan's 'Jailer' works only in parts |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/dhyaan-sreenivasan-starrer-jailer-movie-review/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=The South First |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt21158466|title=Jailer}}
* {{Facebook|id=JailerMalayalamMovie|name=Jailer}}

[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:2020s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian historical thriller films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1950s]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]

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