A genre-blending gangster comedy that entertains despite overstaying its welcome.
Verdict tier Mixed, lukewarm or divided, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.
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Critic consensus
Critics broadly received Jigarthanda positively, praising it as a genre-subverting work that operates as a comedy and con story beneath its gangster film exterior. The performances, particularly from the villain, and Karthik Subbaraj's direction were consistently highlighted, with several reviewers noting his confident sophomore effort. The film's twists and crowd-pleasing sensibility drew appreciation, though its lengthy runtime and occasional jarring sequences were flagged as minor concerns by at least one critic.
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Films like Jigarthanda, targeted at Twittery youth, fight a mighty fight to bridge that divide, striving to make commercially viable entertainment with truckloads of auteurist artistry. If nothing else, you have to respect the man on the unicycle.
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If Pizza was a con movie dressed up as a haunted house horror thriller, Jigarthanda is basically a comedy cloaked as a gangster movie. In the first half, the director provides us the gangster thriller that the trailers promised us — a villain who is both awesome and frightening, his quirky underlings (one of them is a teetotaler and a god-fearing man whose weakness is porn and the scenes where Karthik and Oorani try to woo him by supplying him porn are a blast), brutal murders, and a tense interval block.
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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! A film not to be missed!.
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Jigarthanda is a satirical tale masquerading as a gangster film...
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'Jigarthanda' is a well-directed, brilliantly performed, raw and crowd pleasing con story.
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Jigarthanda is an engrossing gangster film with a series of bizarre twists and turns that keeps you guessing...
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With a run time of two hours and fifty minutes, the usual areas of concern would be undoubtedly the screenplay; something if has gone haywire can wreck the movie's goodwill. However Karthik takes the journey quite entertaining jarring a few sequences makes the wholesome experience delicious.
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The way the whole thing turns around in the climax is smart. You'll really love the way the film ends. It is worth a watch. Simha should make hay, 'cause the sun is shining.
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Jigarthanda is a failed attempt at showing stylised brutality...
Credits
SiddharthKarthik Subramani
Bobby Simha"Assault" Sethu
KarunakaranOorani
Lakshmi MenonKayal
Ramachandran Durairaj
Guru Somasundaram
Sangili Murugan
Aadukalam Naren
Ambika
Soundara Raja
Vijay Sethupathihimself (cameo appearance)
NassarMukil
Ajay Rathnam
Rajkumar
Bagavathi Perumal
Nalan Kumarasamy
Vetrimaaranhimself (cameo appearance)
Karthik Subbaraj
Santhosh Narayanan
Vivek HarshanTamil films like Jigarthanda
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