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Jagame Thandhiram

Name: Jagame Thandhiram
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2021-06-18
Cast: Dhanush, James Cosmo, Joju George, Kalaiyarasan, Aishwarya Lekshmi

2021 | 158 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and mixed reviews, 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: One for fans of mob stories and people who like their stories with a little danger. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. Liked Shaft or Gangs of New York? This is a good next one.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: Long and immersive, at 2 hr 38 min.
What might put you off: It's long: 2 hr 38 min.
It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 109K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Karthik Subbaraj

DhanushSuruli
James CosmoPeter Sprott
Joju GeorgeSivadoss
KalaiyarasanDeepan
Aishwarya LekshmiAttila
Sharath RaviVicky
Deepak ParameshDharani
Sanchana NatarajanValli
VadivukarasiSuruli's Mother
MuthukumarRajan