Director Karthik Subbaraj who has multiple hits like Pizza (2012), Jigarthanda (2014), Iraivi (2016), Petta (2019), Jagame Thandhiram (2021-direct OTT release) and Mahaan (2022-direct OTT release) to his credit, is returning to theaters with his new feature film titled Jigarthanda DoubleX after a gap of 4+ years. Here is all you need to know about the movie:
- Release Date: November 10 , 2023 (Friday)
- First Show (FDFS): 6 AM [Bangalore, India], 9:00 AM [Tamil Nadu]
- Language: Tamil, Telugu (Dubbed), Hindi (Dubbed), Kannada (Dubbed)
- Genre: Action, Black Comedy
- Censor: U/A
- Runtime: 171.54 minutes [2 hours 51 minutes 54 seconds]
- Plot: A notorious gangster cum Clint Eastwood fan named Pandyaa is incited to transform into India's first dark-skinned film hero in 1975. He opts for a budding filmmaker named Ray Daasan, who has assisted the renowned Satyajit Ray but has never made a Western film on his own. Before long, their project descends into an adventure they had never anticipated.
- Cast/Character
- Raghava Lawrence - Pandiyan, a gangster and ardent fan of Clint Eastwood
- S. J. Suryah - Ray Dasan, a budding film director and assistant to Satyajit Ray
- Nimisha Sajayan
- Shine Tom Chacko
- Naveen Chandra - Police Officer/Villain
- Sathyan
- Aravind Akash
- Ilavarasu
- Bava Chelladurai
- Writing/Direction: Karthik Subbaraj
- Music: Santhosh Narayanan
- Cinematography: S Thirunavukkarasu
- Edit: Shafique Mohamed Ali
- Production Design: T Santanam
- Art Direction: Balasubramanian, Kumar Gangappan
- Choreography: Sherif M, Baba Baskar
- Stunts/Action: Dhilip Subbbarayan
- Lyrics: Vivek, Muthamil R M S
- Sound Design: Kunal Rajan
- Sound Mix : Suren G
- Costume Design: Praveen Raja
- Makeup: Vinoth S
- Publicity Designs : Tuney John (24AM)
- Stills : M Dinesh
- VFX Supervisor : H Monesh
- Colorist : Ranga
- Production: Stone Bench Films, Five Star Creations, Invenio Origin
- Distribution:
- Tamil Nadu - Red Giant Movies
- North India -Pen Movies
- AP/Telengana - Asian Cinemas, Suresh Productions
- Kerala - Wayfarer Films
- Overseas - Ahimsa Entertainment
- Audio Label: Think Music
- OTT (Post-Theatrical): Netflix
- Satellite (Post Theatrical): Sun TV