Accident on the sets of Rajinikanth’s film ‘Jailor 2’: 28-year-old employee dies of electrocution in Chennai’s Film City
An employee has died due to electrocution on the sets of superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil film ‘Jailor 2’. The incident took place on a set of Adityaram Film City located at Panayyur on East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai. According to PTI report, the deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Karthikeyan. The accident happened at the shooting location in Panayiyur. According to the information received, Karthikeyan was working on preparing a home-like set for the shooting of the film. During this time, he got a strong electric shock, due to which he died. According to the police, Karthikeyan was engaged in work related to art direction. Kanathur police said that FIR has not been registered in the matter yet. Police are currently investigating the circumstances that led to the electrical leakage. The shooting of Jailer 2 has been completed. This incident happened a few days after the announcement by the film’s production company Sun Pictures that the shooting of Jailer 2 has been completed. On April 21, the makers had shared pictures of the wrap-up party on social media, in which Rajinikanth and director Nelson were seen cutting the cake with the cast and crew. The release date of the film may change. Rajinikanth had earlier told the media that the film may be released on June 12. At the same time, recently Pinkvilla’s report had said in its report that there may be a change in the release date of the film. Now the film is likely to be released on 4 September 2026. This date is falling on the occasion of Krishna Jayanti. The film is the sequel to the 2023 blockbuster Jailer. In this, Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu and Mirna will return to their old roles. Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar and Jackie Shroff made cameos in the first film. Vinayakan, Vasant Ravi, Tamannaah Bhatia and Sunil were also seen in important roles. According to Sacknilk, Jailer, made on a budget of approximately ₹200 crore, had grossed ₹604.5 crore worldwide. Accidents have happened on the sets of South films before. It is noteworthy that accidents have happened on the sets of South films before also. 54 year old stuntman S. on the sets of the film ‘Sardaar 2’. Elumalai died after falling from a height of 20 feet during stunt rehearsals. At the same time, a major accident took place on the sets of Kamal Haasan’s film ‘Indian 2’ on 19 February 2020. The incident happened during the night shoot at EVP Film City, Chennai. During the shooting, a heavy lighting set was installed on a large crane. Suddenly the crane fell and many people present there got hit by it. Three people had died in this accident. Those killed included assistant director Krishna, art assistant Chandran and production assistant Madhu. Many other people were also injured. After the accident, the police had registered a case of negligence.
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