New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Two months have passed since the events of Nelson Dilipkumar's Jailer (2023). After dissolving Varman's (Vinayakan) body in acid, Tiger Muthuvel Pandian (Rajinikanth) is quietly living as a supermarket supervisor somewhere in the hills near Coimbatore. He doesn't look for trouble, but it tends to follow him, first in the form of a young man picking up a street fight and then by way of a government officer who, in a petty show of might, simply torments the family by supplying dirty water.

All this is in keeping with Nelson's low-key treatment of Rajinikanth's star wattage, making him a leaner, meaner family man who prefers to delegate action rather than wield it himself. Muthuvel solves the water issue on his own and...