Jigarthanda (2014 film)
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Jigarthanda (transl. Cold-heart) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by S. Kathiresan's Group, features Siddharth, Bobby Simha, Lakshmi Menon, Karunakaran and Guru Somasundaram.[2][3] Gavemic U. Ary was the cinematographer, making his debut in Tamil cinema, and Vivek Harshan was the editor.[4] Santhosh Narayanan composed the songs and background score.[5]
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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The film won two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Bobby Simha and Best Editing for Vivek Harshan. It was reported to be inspired by the 2006 South Korean film A Dirty Carnival.[6][7] 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.