Jigarthanda
Seen it?2014 | 170 min | Music, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Dick Tracy or Touch of Evil, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, tense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 50 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
18 wins and 10 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 110K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Karthik Subbaraj
- SiddharthKarthik
- Bobby Simha"Assault" Sethu
- KarunakaranOorni
- Lakshmi MenonKayal
- Ramachandran DurairajRasu
- KaalaiyanSenthil
- Guru SomasundaramMuthu
- Sangili Murugan'Petti Kadai' Pazhani
- Aadukalam NarenSundar
- AmbikaSaraswathi