Jigarthanda (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Karthik Subbaraj |
| Written by | Karthik Subbaraj |
| Produced by | S. Kathiresan |
| Starring | Siddharth Lakshmi Menon Bobby Simha |
| Cinematography | Gavemic U. Ary |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
Production company | Group Company |
| Distributed by | SMS Pictures Kalasangham Films |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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 Siddharth, Lakshmi Menon and Bobby Simha, with Karunakaran and Aadukalam Naren in pivotal roles. Gavemic U. Ary was the cinematographer, making his debut in Tamil cinema, and Vivek Harshan was the editor. 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. 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 titled Jigarthanda DoubleX, was released in 2023.