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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.

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.[4][5] It was remade in Kannada with the same title (2016), in Telugu as Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019), and in Hindi as Bachchhan Paandey (2022). A prequel titled Jigarthanda DoubleX, was released in 2023.

Plot

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Short film director Karthik Subramani participates in a talent show in order to make his first feature and reaches the semifinal round. The show's judges are a highbrow film director who thrashes Karthik's attempt at filmmaking, and profit-oriented producer Sundar, who thinks that Karthik made the best film among the contestants. Karthik is eliminated from the contest, but Sundar offers to produce a film with him as the director.

The next day, Karthik visits Sundar, who is uninterested Karthik's ideas for a film, and instead suggests making a gangster film. Karthik decides to document the life of "Assault" Sethu, a gangster based in Madurai, and make a screenplay out of it.

Karthik travels to Madurai and enlists the help of a college friend Oorani to conduct surveillance on Sethu and his men. To get closer to Sethu, Karthik also puts up an act of reciprocating the love of Kayalvizhi, a woman whose mother cooks for Sethu. They eventually arouse the suspicion of Sethu's right-hand man Rasu, who puts underling Sounder to watch them.

Karthik plants a wireless microphone in a music player and lends it to Sounder. Because of this, Sounder is busted as a mole for an opposing gang and is killed. Sethu finds the microphone and locates Karthik and Oorani. Karthik confesses that he was planning to make a film about Sethu. Sethu is enamored by the prospect of being the subject of a film and initiates Karthik and Oorani into his gang.

Sethu and his gang take Karthik along for their criminal activities. Karthik documents everything. When he is ready to leave Madurai to work on the screenplay, Kayal discovers that Karthik used her for information. During a send-off party for Karthik, a vengeful Kayal remarks that Sethu should play himself in the film. He listens and threatens Karthik to direct the film with Sethu playing himself on screen.

Distraught, Karthik tries to flee from Madurai but is caught by Sethu's gang. They also kidnap Sundar and force both men to make the film. Karthik soon learns that Sethu and his men cannot act in front of a camera. He hires acting coach Muthu, to no avail.

After production of the film, A. Kumar, is wrapped, Sethu and his men create great fanfare for its release. During the first showing, however, Sethu is shocked. Realising that a serious gangster film featuring Sethu would not succeed, Karthik had surreptitiously changed the story into a comedy. The film was edited and dubbed in a way that shows Sethu as a man who achieves everything in life by crying. The film's "A" initial is revealed to stand for Azhuguni (Crybaby), not Assault.

The audience laughs all throughout the film. Furious, Sethu searches for Karthik, who, with the rest of the crew, has gone into hiding. While searching for them, Sethu realises that the fear that people have for him does not equal respect. He finds that by making people laugh through his film, he has earned true respect. For example, his mother Paingili, who has never spoken to him since he became a gangster, speaks to Sethu again after seeing the film.

Sethu and Karthik eventually meet by accident, as the latter is en route to deliver recordings of the former's boastful confessions to the police. Sethu forgives Karthik, who chooses to put Sethu's past behind him and let him seek a new life.

Years later, Karthik, now an experienced director, has started to use Sethu's gang to bully Vijay Sethupathi for acting in his film, as Kayal, now Karthik's wife, is a fan of him. Elsewhere, Sethu is a full-time actor, has married Soundar's wife Ganga, and dotes on her daughter.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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In mid April 2013, it was reported that Siddharth would be working in a Tamil film to be directed by Karthik Subbaraj, known for his debut film Pizza, which would be produced by S. Kathiresan under his banner Five Star Films, who was busy then in producing Dhanush starrer Naiyaandi.[8] Karthik Subbaraj declared the same later and added that the film would be a bilingual project.[9] The film was eventually filmed in Tamil only and was later dubbed into Telugu. The Telugu version was titled Chikkadu Dorakadu which was the title of N. T. Rama Rao's 1967 release and Rajendra Prasad's 1988 release.[10][11] The Telugu version's dialogues were written by lyricist Vennelakanti and the backdrop was altered to Kurnool instead of Madurai.[12] Tuney John was roped in as the publicity designer.[13][14]

In an interview to The Hindu, Karthik said that Jigarthanda was supposed to be his directorial debut and that he incorporated some of his experiences in the film during his life at Madurai.[15]

Casting

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In the end of May 2013, Lakshmi Menon revealed that she was a part of the film's cast and was paired with Siddharth.[16] Lakshmi Menon's role was later reported to be that of an idli seller, with the actress stating, "I have put in a lot of effort for my role as an idli seller in the film. I visited a few idli shops in Madurai before the shoot and geared up for my character. It's interesting to play such realistic characters".[17] It was rumored in mid July 2013 that Vijay Sethupathi would play the role of the antagonist,[18] but Vijay dismissed the reports and clarified that he would do a cameo only if Karthik obliges as he had no dates.[19] Siddharth was reported to be playing an aspiring film maker who was reported to direct Vijay Sethupathi in the film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum. It was also reported that for this purpose, Vijay Sethupathi acted in the film in an extended cameo appearance.[20] The antagonist role went to Bobby Simha, known for his performances in the films Soodhu Kavvum and Neram, with Subbaraj stating, "I decided not to cast anyone who we thought was an obvious choice for the role, including Vijay Sethupathi. After seeing his performance in Neram, in which Bobby played a gangster, we thought that if we do a complete makeover, he could crack it".[15] After the audio launch, Simha said in an interaction to the media that he interacted with real gangsters as a part of his preparation for the role.[21] At the audio launch of Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023), Raghava Lawrence said that he was supposed to do Bobby Simha's role and didn't do it due to unforeseeable reasons.[22][23] In an interaction with IANS in early March 2014, Siddharth expressed his feelings regarding the role he played, stating, "I'm known for my boy-next-door kind of roles through most of my films. This film has given me the opportunity to get rid of that tag. Post Jigarthanda, audiences won't call me a chocolate boy anymore. This role has allowed me to showcase my versatility".[24] Guru Somasundaram was cast as the acting coach Muthu after Simha recommended him to the director.[25]

Filming

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The filming started on 12 June 2013 at Madurai.[26] At the end of July 2013, referencing a tweet by Siddharth, it was reported that the entire filming had come to an end.[27] But director Karthik later informed the press that only 75% of the film's shoot had been wrapped up and while Siddharth had completed his part he may join during the patchwork left.[28] While Siddharth was participating in the shoot of Vasanthabalan's period drama Kaaviya Thalaivan, the shoot continued and in mid-November 2013 Karthik, during a press meet about the commencement of Pizza 2: The Villa, informed that the film was nearing completion.[29] During that time, the film was in its last schedule of shoot at Chennai.[30] Principal photography ended on 21 November 2013.[31][32]

Post-production

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Karthik Subbaraj, along with sound designers Vishnu Govind and Sreesankar, sound mixer Rajakrishnan, and Dolby consultant Dwarak Warrier. S. Venkatraghavan, Cinema Sales Manager — South at Dolby Laboratories, in an interview with Baradwaj Rangan confirmed that the film would feature Dolby Atmos sound system for realistic effect in sounds. About the usage of Dolby Atmos for a small film which is also a rom-com, Karthik said, "Initially, I thought Jigarthanda would not involve as much work as Pizza. But slowly I found that there was much more work to be done here; there were many live locations and we even shot candid in some places. We needed to recreate all that ambience". Rajakrishnan added that it took a month for the sound mixing process.[33]

Music

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Jigarthanda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Santhosh Narayanan
Released
  • 3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:51
LabelThink Music
ProducerSanthosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan chronology
Cuckoo
(2014) 		Jigarthanda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2014) 		Madras
(2014)

Santhosh Narayanan recorded the music for the film along with his newly launched Sandy's Jazz Band. While Santhosh, besides composing, played the keyboard, Australian musicians Hamish Stuart and Graham Jesse played the drums and the saxophone, respectively, and Leon James and Naveen, both from Chennai, played the electronic piano and guitar respectively.[34] Santhosh also worked with a street band from Tanjore to record one song from the film. He also introduced independent musicians, Pradeep Kumar, Sean Roldan, Anthony Daasan, Mani, Kalyani Nair to work with the film's soundtrack.[35] With Muthamil, Arunraja Kamaraj, Anthony Daasan, Pradeep Kumar and Sean Roldan penning lyrics, the album features nine numbers of different genres, which includes fusion, folk and rap, with two instrumentals, one of them being performed by the composer's Sandy Jazz band.[36]

The audio rights were purchased by Think Music.[37] The official track list of the film was published on 1 March 2014.[38] The complete soundtrack album was launched on 3 March 2014 at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, with the presence of producer S. Thanu and director Bharathiraja.[citation needed] A live band performance of Anthony Daasan took place and theatrical trailer of the film was screened at the event.[39]

The album received positive response. The Times of India stated, "Santhosh Narayanan shows, yet again, that he is one of those composers to watch out for — both for his new sounds and tunes. Jigarthanda is another worthy addition" and rated the album 3 out of 5.[40] Baradwaj Rangan in his review wrote, "It’s a good thing Santhosh Narayanan is around. His flamboyant score imbues even the weaker scenes with a Tarantinoesque swagger".[41] Sify wrote, "Santosh Narayanan’s background score is the major plus of the movie, as he is able to capture the mood of the film".[42]

Top 10 Cinema stated "Almost all the songs in ‘Jigarthanda’ are a collage of new endeavours and we can consider this to be a special one. With a couple of songs including ‘Kannamma Kannama’ capturing our senses right in the first time, rest of them would take some time to brew."[43]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Kannamma"MuthamilRita Thyagarajan, Anthony Daasan3:33
2."Ding Dong"Arunraja KamarajArunraja Kamaraj, Mose3:54
3."Paandi Naatu Kodi"Anthony DaasanAnthony Daasan3:38
4."Dhesayum Ezhundhaney"Pradeep KumarMeenakshi Iyer, Santhosh Narayanan2:47
5."Baby"MuthamilSanthosh Narayanan3:02
6."Jigar"Pradeep KumarPradeep Kumar3:28
7."Thanda" Instrumental2:18
8."Hoo Haa"Sean RoldanSean Roldan, Santhosh Narayanan1:41
9."Ottam" Sandy's Jazz Band2:35
Total length:26:51
Chikkadu Dorakkadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Santhosh Narayanan
Released
  • 17 July 2014 (2014-07-17)
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length16:39
LabelThink Music
ProducerSanthosh Narayanan

The soundtrack of the Telugu dubbed version Chikkadu Dorakkadu was released on 17 July 2014 at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad. The Telugu lyrics had been written by Vennelakanti and Chandrabose. Unlike the original version which have nine songs in the album, the Telugu album has five songs.[44][45]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Venchindi Venchindi"VennelakantiDivya3:37
2."Neelo Gundala"ChandraboseRaghu Kunche3:18
3."Dizaya"VennelakantiSaradha Mohan2:47
4."Baby"VennelakantiAbhishek3:04
5."Ding Dong"ChandraboseAzam Sheriff3:56
Total length:16:39

Soundtrack

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Jigarthanda (Music from the Motion Picture)
Film score by
Santhosh Narayanan
Released
  • 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film score
Length40:42
LabelThink Music
ProducerSanthosh Narayanan

The original background score was released on 25 August 2014 at the Radio Mirchi FM Station in Chennai.[46] It features the complete soundtrack and background music along with some dialogues from the film.[47]

No.TitleLength
1."Assault Sethu"1:06
2."Brains"1:01
3."Boy from Madurai"1:58
4."Kuppa Padam"1:10
5."Results"1:06
6."Oorni"0:18
7."Giri from Madurai"1:13
8."Potti Kada Pazhani"0:41
9."Sethu Gang"1:06
10."Ice Cube Sarakku"0:50
11."Kuruvamma Kaviyam Hallucination"0:25
12."Sorry Teacher"2:22
13."Ruthless Killers"0:49
14."Titanic"2:28
15."Half Time"1:46
16."Muthu Sir (Acting Teacher)"1:32
17."Kayal's Love"0:51
18."Inside a Delusional Mind"0:28
19."Company Rules"2:34
20."Film Roll"0:45
21."Beginning of the End"1:00
22."Palani's Dream"2:30
23."Didgeridoo"0:38
24."Soul Searching"1:13
25."Epic Proportions"6:55
26."Uyir Pichai"2:54
27."Salfogree"1:30
Total length:40:42

Release

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Theatrical

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In the end of April, it was reported that the film would possibly release in the third week of May.[48] In early May, it was reported that the film would release worldwide on 23 May 2014.[49] It was initially stated that Sun Pictures would distribute the film which proved to be untrue.[50] It was later reported that the film may advance or postpone its release as Kochadaiiyaan was scheduled for a big release worldwide on the same day.[51]

The film was given a U/A certificate by the Indian Censor Board due to its violent content. Producer Kathiresan, however, wanted a U certificate to avoid problems while selling the satellite rights of the film, for which the violent sequences were demanded to be cut short, which Karthik Subbaraj did not agree to. Due to the conflict, the film's release got further delayed.[52] After arriving at an agreement —the film was not cut and retained its U/A Certificate— the release date was fixed as 25 July 2014.[53] The release was pushed by a week again before eventually releasing on 1 August 2014.[54]

The film was released in 20 screens in the United States, 5 screens in Australia and 2 screens in the UK and Ireland.[55]

Delays

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Four days before the film's release, which was slated on 25 July, there were reports that the film would release either on 27 July or 31 July. Siddharth denied those reports and confirmed 25 July as the release date.[56] Siddharth too came to know that the film was postponed and he used his official Twitter handle to express his frustration on the film's delay, and he said "Sorry Jigarthanda fans. External unfair pressure is forcing our film to be postponed. Karthik, our whole team and I worked really hard for Jigarthanda. With no respect for us, without even discussing it with us, it is postponed. Paper ads with theaters list till Tuesday for a Friday release, and then this happens and is Heartbreaking. The producer has personally informed other producers and distributors about the postponement, but he has not informed us yet. Who ever you are who aided in this dirty game, you can delay us you cannot stop us. A good film cannot be killed. All lovers of cinema, please support Karthik & our team. Whenever our film releases, it needs all your help. We are helpless today".[57][58] His statements, which were out-of-frustration, turned out to be controversial and invoked strong criticism from film personalities in Tamil Nadu.[59]

The next day, producer Kathiresan released a statement explaining the reasons for the postponement. In his statement, he mentioned "Dhanush's Velaiyilla Pattathari is running successfully all over Tamil Nadu, theater owners have requested for one week postponement to get more number of screens for Jigarthanda, and also everyone in the trade feels that will help the film to be a bigger success at the box office".[60] Tamil Film Producers' Council member, T. Siva, criticized Siddharth, stating that actors are getting paid for acting, and they are not supposed to involve and discuss the release of the film. Several other film personalities, including Dhanu, Jaguar Thangam, S. S. Durairaj, Soundarpandian, and Chithra Lakshmanan, also criticized Siddharth's comments.[61]

Marketing

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The first look teaser of the film was released on 9 February 2014 which received positive response and got more than 0.3 million views in 3 days.[62][63] The first look poster featuring Siddharth holding a gun was released on 12 February 2014.[64] The theatrical trailer of the film was revealed at the audio launch of the film on 3 March 2014, which was well received.[65][66] The second official trailer was released by the film's team on 17 July 2014.[67][68] The film's Telugu dubbing rights were bought by Suresh Kondeti and V. Rami Reddy.[69][70]

Reception

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Critical reception

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The film received widespread critical acclaim.[citation needed] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "If Pizza was a con movie dressed up as a haunted house horror thriller, Jigarthanda is basically a comedy cloaked as a gangster movie....[The] subversive streak is what makes this film singular and reinforces that Karthik Subbaraj as one of the exciting filmmakers of our time".[71] Anupama Subramanian of the Deccan Chronicle gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Aided by his entire cast and technical department, breaking the myth that promising debut filmmakers may not fare in their next, Karthik Subbaraj clearly proves that he is here to stay".[72] J. Hurtado of Twitch Film gave a positive review and said, "'Jigarthanda' is a worldly film that takes influences from within its own very small cinematic orb and transforms them into something that the discerning film fan can meditate on and enjoy. Will the general non-Tamil film fiend miss a few jokes? Yes, quite a lot, actually. However, Jigarthanda manages to make universal that which is culturally specific; it's really quite an accomplishment.[73] Haricharan Pudipeddi of IANS gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "If the purpose of Jigarthanda was to deliver a tight slap on the face of the system, it has succeeded in it. Thanks to the impeccable performances of the lead cast, especially Simha, director Subbaraj has conveniently conned us into seeing his film as a gangster flick-turned-comedy caper".[74] S. Saraswathi of Rediff gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and concluded, "Jigarthanda is an engrossing gangster film with a series of bizarre twists and turns that keeps you guessing" and added that the film was "definitely a must watch".[75] Sify wrote, "Karthik Subbaraj with Jigarthanda has delivered another interesting and intriguing film. It is bold and cannot be slotted into any genre. All ingredients associated with commercial cinema are mixed and served efficiently, though the dish itself becomes cold by the end".[42]

Sundar Sarukkai of Outlook said that "the movie effortlessly makes you think that the other side of being bad is just a cinema away in all of us.", and rated the movie 3 out of 5.[76]

In contrast, Gautaman Bhaskaran of the Hindustan Times gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "If Subbaraj wanted to send a moral through his work – shed no blood – Jigarthanda flounders in a maze of 1960s kind of explanatory dialogues, and images that confound, and these despite fine performances by Simha (great expressions and body language) and Karunakaran as Karthik’s sidekick. As for Siddharth, his just about manages to look bewildered, and all the time".[77] Baradwaj Rangan gave a mixed review, writing, "Scene for scene, Jigarthanda is fresh and alive and cracklingly inventive, and there are stupendous stretches of comedy. But the two films – the gangster movie and the meta movie – never really cohere".[41] Arjun P.S. of Plumeria Movies ranked the film on the first spot in his ′Best Tamil Movies of 2014′ list.[78]

Many people from across the industry praised the film, most notable being director Mani Ratnam,[79] director Gautham Vasudev Menon, director Shankar,[80] actor Vijay[81] and director K. V. Anand.

Box office

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According to Behindwoods, the film collected ₹2.96 crore (US$350,000) at the Chennai box office.[82] The first 3 days gross from around Tamil Nadu was reported to be around ₹3.5 crore (US$420,000).[83] The film collected ₹9.7 crore (US$1.2 million) in Tamil Nadu in its first weekend.[84][85] Owing to public demand and positive word of mouth, about 30 screens were added for the film in Tamil Nadu.[86]

At the international box office, Jigarthanda collected ₹1.17 crore (US$140,000) in the United States.[87] In the UK and Ireland, it earned ₹14.93 lakh (US$18,000). The film earned ₹18.18 lakh (US$22,000) at the Australian box office. It also earned ₹9.97 lakh (US$12,000) in Malaysia.[55] The success of the film in the United States paved way for an increase in the number of screens showing the film to 28.[88] On 25 August 2014, it was reported in the film's official Facebook page that the film had grossed ₹45.92 crore (US$5.5 million) worldwide in 25 days.[89] It was one of the most profitable ventures of 2014 in Tamil.

Accolades

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Main article: List of accolades received by Jigarthanda (2014 film)

Remakes

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Jigarthanda was remade in Kannada under the same title.[90] Despite the release of a dubbed Telugu version in 2016, it was remade in the same language as Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019).[citation needed] The film was also remade Hindi as Bachchhan Paandey (2022).[91]

Legacy

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Prior to the release, Forbes India ranked the film on the fifth spot in its 5 Indian Films to see in India 2014 list, published on 31 December 2013.[92]

In 2019, Film Companion ranked Bobby Simha's performance on the 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade.[93] Bakshi Singh of Film Companion ranked the film's posters on #2 in the Top 10 Indian Movie Posters of the Decade.[94]

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