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Mirnaa Menon recalls falling ill during Jailer 2 shoot
Actor Mirnaa Menon says she became very unwell on the morning of an important scene for Jailer 2, a film starring Rajinikanth.
She said tablets brought by her staff did not help, and she struggled with basic tasks.
Menon said she went to four or five hospitals before finding a doctor who could treat her.
The doctor gave her an injection and another tablet, and she travelled to the set to film the scene.
She said the medication left her feeling numb and dehydrated, and her face looked swollen.
Menon worried that she could not bring the right emotions to the scene and asked to do a third take.
Director Nelson Dilipkumar told her the scene was fine.
Mirnaa Menon said she became seriously unwell on the morning of an important scene during the Jailer 2 shoot.
She said she struggled with basic tasks, and tablets brought by her staff did not help.
After visiting four or five hospitals, she received an injection and another tablet before travelling to the set.
Menon said the medication left her feeling numb and dehydrated, but she went ahead with filming.
She asked director Nelson Dilipkumar for a third take, and he reassured her that the scene was fine.
- Who
- Actor Mirnaa Menon, director Nelson Dilipkumar and the Jailer 2 film crew.
- What
- Menon recalled falling ill before an important scene and filming after receiving medical treatment.
- When
- On a morning during the Jailer 2 shoot; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- At hospitals and then the Jailer 2 shooting location; specific locations are not stated.
- Why
- The cause of Menon’s illness is not stated. She went to the set because an important scene was scheduled.
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I couldn't even pick up my toothbrush to brush my teeth.
We went to four or five hospitals, but couldn't find a doctor.
By then, my body felt almost numb.
He said everything was correct and there was no problem.
Menon woke feeling very sick and said tablets brought by her staff did not help.
She visited four or five hospitals before a doctor attended to her and gave her an injection and another tablet.
Menon filmed the important scene, then asked for a third take because she was unsure of her performance.
- Film
- Jailer 2
- Actor
- Mirnaa Menon
- Director
- Nelson Dilipkumar
- Scheduled shoot start
- 6.30 am
- Hospitals visited
- Four or five
- Extra take requested
- Third take







