Jackson Durai

<p>Sub-Inspector Sathya is sent to Aynpuram, a village in which a large bungalow from British times is claimed to be haunted by a ghost called Jackson according to the villagers. Sathya’s mission is to prove that there are no ghosts in the village. Will he succeed in proving it or not forms the rest of the story. Sri Green Productions agreed to finance Dharani Dharan’s second directorial venture after (2014), and signed on actors and to appear in a horror film. The film began production in May 2015, and was described to be a thriller set in the 1940s with , and American actor Zachary signed on for pivotal roles. Dharani Dharan revealed that the film would be completed by October 2015, at a cost of (US$350,000). Soundtrack was composed by and lyrics written by Dharani Dharan, Aravind Devaraj and . wrote for , “Jackson Durai only sounds like a horror comedy — the plot is more intricate, it wants to do more than just make you laugh, scream. It actually wants to tell some kind of story, a -like story that keeps looping back on itself, each iteration the opportunity for a change.” wrote, “Dharani Dharan’s ideology of mixing fantasy, horror and spoof is laudable but he hasn’t got the right screenplay. Although all the actors are capable of pulling off the characters given to them, the aimless screenplay doesn’t offer big entertainment.” M. Suganth of wrote, “The film is a horror comedy, a genre that is very much the trend today, and going by the director’s previous film, you expect at least a competently made film that keeps us entertained. But the only thing that we have in store is disappointment.” wrote “Definitely, a different horror tale, but lacks engagement.” A sequel to Jackson Durai, titled Jackson Durai: The Second Chapter, was announced in February 2023. The film is directed by Dharani Dharan and again stars Sathyaraj and Sibiraj. It is a horror thriller set in two timelines, one in the present and the other in the 1940s. The film entered its final schedule of shoot in June 2023.</p>