Jailer 2: Mimicry artist who played Mohanlal's body double shares joy of meeting Rajinikanth

Malayalam mimicry artiste Jobi Kodakara has shared his happiness over getting an opportunity to act in Jailer 2, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. In a Facebook post, Jobi expressed his joy at being part of the film and said he considered it a great privilege to meet superstar Rajinikanth in person.

"Today, as the grand film Jailer 2 releases worldwide, I am happy to have been a small part of it. I consider myself very lucky to have met Rajinikanth sir, the global megastar, in person," Jobi wrote.

Jobi also shared pictures of himself dressed in an outfit resembling actor Mohanlal, along with photographs from the film's sets. The pictures included moments with actors S. J. Suryah and Jackie Shroff.

In an earlier interview, Jobi had revealed that he played Mohanlal's body double in the film. He said he had been performing lookalike shows for nearly 20 years and was extremely happy when he received the offer to work as Mohanlal's body double in Jailer 2.

Jailer 2 was released on 800 screens across Kerala. Rajinikanth returns as Muthuvel Pandian in the film, which features a star-studded cast including Hrithik Roshan, Vidya Balan, Mithun Chakraborty, Vijay Sethupathi, Shivarajkumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, S. J. Suryah, Yogi Babu, Hakkim Shahjahan, Rajesh Madhavan, Vineeth Thattil, Shamna Kasim, Nora Fatehi, Meghna Raj and Kottayam Nazeer.

Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music and background score. Produced by Kalanithi Maran under the Sun Pictures banner, the film is distributed in Kerala by Sree Gokulam Movies.