Jigarthanda | |
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Directed by | Karthik Subbaraj |
Written by | Karthik Subbaraj |
Produced by | S. Kathiresan |
Starring | Siddharth Bobby Simha Lakshmi Menon |
Cinematography | Gavemic U. Ary |
Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
Production company | Group Company |
Distributed by | SMS Pictures Kalasangham Films |
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Running time | 171 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Jigarthanda (transl. Cold-heart) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by S. Kathiresan. The film stars Bobby Simha, Siddharth, Lakshmi Menon, Karunakaran, Guru Somasundaram and Aadukalam Naren.[2] Gavemic U. Ary was the cinematographer, making his debut in Tamil cinema, and Vivek Harshan was the editor.[3] Santhosh Narayanan composed the songs and background score.[4]
The film won two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Simha) and Best Editing (Vivek Harshan). It was reported to be inspired by the 2006 South Korean film A Dirty Carnival.[5][6] It was remade in Kannada with the same title (2016), in Telugu as Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019), and in Hindi as Bachchhan Paandey (2022). A spiritual successor and prequel titled Jigarthanda DoubleX, was released in 2023.