Jailer is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film written and directed by Sakkir Madathil. The film stars Dhyan Sreenivasan in the titular role, alongside Manoj K. Jayan, Divya Pillai and Sreejith Ravi in the supporting cast. Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of a prison officer who stays in a bungalow with five prisoners who were charged with different crimes and his experiments to reform them.Jailer was released in theatres on 18 August 2023.