Jigarthanda Double X Movie Review

Jigarthanda DoubleX Click to look into! >> Read More... is an action comedy film scripted and directed by Karthik Subbaraj Karthik Subbaraj is a Tamil director. He lives in >> Read More... . Stone Bench Films of Karthik Subbaraj produced the film in association with S Kathiresan, Alankar Pandian Alankar Pandian is a famous producer and actor. He >> Read More... and Kaarthekeyan Santhanam. Tirru handled the camera and Shafique Mohammed Ali Shafique Mohamed Ali is a famous Indian Film Edito >> Read More... edited the film. Santhosh Narayanan Santhosh Narayanan was born on 15 May 1983 in Tami >> Read More... composed the music. Raghava Lawrence Lawrence Raghavendra is a popular Choreographer, d >> Read More... , SJ Surya, Nimisha Sajayan Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian Actress. She works in >> Read More... , Shine Tom Chacko Shine Tom Chacko is a renowned film actor in the M >> Read More... , “ Sathyan Both Tamil film actor and comedian, Sathyan is the >> Read More... ,” Naveen Chandra Naveen, also known as Naveen Chandra Reddy is a So >> Read More... , Bava Chelladurai Bava Chelladurai is an Indian actor, writer, and s >> Read More... , Aravind Akash Aravind Akash is a wonderful dancer and a good cho >> Read More... , and “ Ilavarasu Ilavarasu is the cinematographer turned actor in T >> Read More... ” are in the main cast.

Plot

Dark-skinned Caesar is a notorious gangster in the Madurai city. He is a big fan of Clint Eastwood He is a legendary actor and considered to be the m >> Read More... . Caesar wants to become the leading actor in the Tamil film industry. Kirubakar is a coward. He was wrongly accused of murdering four people and was put in prison. A cop approaches Kirubakar to favour him in killing Caesar. So, Kirubakar disguises as Ray Dasan, an assistant director to Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... , and approaches Caesar to make a film with him in the lead role. Unknowing about his plan, Caesar agrees to Ray Dasan’s movie trap. What happens next? Was Caesar murdered? Was he able to find the plan of Ray Dasan? The rest of the film deals with these.

Star Performance

SJ Surya excels as Kirubakar aka Ray Dasan. His body language, his eye expressions, and his dialogue delivery are stunning. Raghava Lawrence fits well in the role. Hopefully, this is his best performance so far. Karthik Subbaraj has given enough space for Lawrence to become the showman. Aravind Akash and Naveen Chandra have done a decent job. Nimisha Sajayan fits well in the assigned role and brings out the expressions naturally. Bava Chelladurai is impressive in his performance. Shine and Ilavarasu didn’t have prominent roles, yet they did their best.

Analysis

After directing Chiyaan Vikram Vikram is from the Tamil family. His father is Chr >> Read More... starrer “Mahaan,” Karthik Subbaraj has made a strong comeback with Jigarthanda DoubleX. The screenplay moves at a decent pace, and we are introduced to the main characters. Karthik Subbaraj’s way of handling the story is excellent and the character placements are fantastic. He has grabbed the call sheet of these talented lead actors and utilized them properly without wasting a minute. The interval block is well shot, and while watching the movie, one can feel that they are traveling along with the story. The writing of strong characters, dialogues, performances, visuals and music composition in Jigarthanda DoubleX are excellent. The background colors perfectly synch with the mood of the scenes, and they are eye-soothing, too.

What’s There?

• The performances of the lead stars are the biggest plus
• Karthik Subbaraj’s writing is excellent
• BGM is amazing, and it is worth mentioning that it was perfectly perfect, especially during the interval block

What’s Not There?

• A few minor flaws here and there
• Duration is a minus

Verdict

Karthik Subbaraj’s writing and the lead stars’ performances take the film to a great level. If you are a fan of action-comedy period movies, this one will definitely attract you!