Superstar Rajinikanth is on a break due to health issues and he will return back to work soon. The shoot of his upcoming film Coolie is kept on hold and it will resume next month. After completing Coolie with Lokesh Kanagaraj, Rajinikanth will work with Nelson Dilipkumar in Jailer 2. The shoot of the film is expected to commence early next year. Nelson is giving final touches for the script. After Jailer ending up as a massive hit, there are huge expectations on Jailer 2. Top actors Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff and Shiva Rajkumar played extended cameos in Jailer and they will reprise their roles in the sequel too.

As per the ongoing buzz from Tamil media, Jailer 2 is expected to have Dhanush playing an important role. After working on the script, Nelson narrated the role to Rajinikanth. Superstar approved Dhanush for the role and Nelson will now approach Dhanush for his approval. Dhanush is busy with a number of projects. Being a huge fan of Superstar, Dhanush may not say no for the role. Sun Pictures will produce Jailer 2.