Superstar Rajinikanth has rewritten the Tamil box office record book again. Jailer 2, his action sequel for Sun Pictures, has crossed Rs 549 crore worldwide in its first seven days — the biggest first week in Tamil cinema history, according to the production house.

The milestones came in a rush. Released on October 15 into the Diwali holiday window, the film grossed Rs 521 crore globally in just six days — around Rs 325 crore from India and more than $20 million (Rs 196 crore) from overseas — making it the fastest Tamil film ever to enter the Rs 500 crore club. In the process it sailed past the entire lifetime run of Rajinikanth’s own Coolie (Rs 501 crore).

Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, with music by Anirudh Ravichander, Jailer 2 returns Rajinikanth to the role of retired jailer Muthuvel Pandian, whose quiet life is shattered by a new threat from the criminal underworld. It is the 75-year-old star’s fourth film to cross Rs 500 crore worldwide — no other Tamil actor has more than one.

The film already stands as the fourth highest-grossing Tamil release of all time, behind only 2.0 (Rs 662 crore), Leo (Rs 617 crore) and the original Jailer (Rs 605 crore) — and at its current pace, trade watchers expect it to challenge all three before its run is done.