Jigarthanda (2014 film)

Jigarthanda
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKarthik Subbaraj
Written byKarthik Subbaraj
Produced byS. Kathiresan
StarringSiddharth
Bobby Simha
Lakshmi Menon
CinematographyGavemic U. Ary
Edited byVivek Harshan
Music bySanthosh Narayanan
Production
company
Group Company
Distributed bySMS Pictures
Kalasangham Films
Release date
  • 1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
Running time
171 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.

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  2. ^ M. Suganth (12 June 2013). "Siddharth, Lakshmi Menon off to Madurai". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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  4. ^ "A.R.Rahman likes Santhosh Narayanan's music". IndiaGlitz. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Southern movies inspired without credit - here's the list". The News Minute. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Revealed: Why Indian filmmakers love South Korean films". Scroll.in. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2018.