New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 made its much-awaited OTT debut on Amazon Prime Video today. Its digital release comes exactly four weeks after its theatrical release on October 15. The Nelson Dilipkumar directorial, which smashed several Tamil cinema box office records, collected over Rs.820 crore worldwide within two weeks of release. However, its digital release despite its strong performance in theatres raises questions about whether the film could have benefitted more from an extended run at the box office.

Jailer 2's early OTT premiere brings attention to Tamil cinema's preference for shorter theatrical windows. This remains applicable even for big-ticket films like the Rajinikanth-starrer. While streaming platforms of...