Jigarthanda
2014 2h 50m movie Film India

Jigarthanda

ஜிகர்தண்டா

Synopsis

ஜிகர்தண்டா

A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.

The 2013–2015 India Window

288 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Jigarthanda sits at position #49.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

  3. India's Daughter
    #3

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015

  4. Madras
    #4

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  5. Punjab 1984
    #5

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  6. Kaaka Muttai
    #6

    Kaaka Muttai

    ★ 8.0 · 2015

  7. Papanasam
    #7

    Papanasam

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

  8. Tashi and the Monk
    #8

    Tashi and the Monk

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Jigarthanda premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
48
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #366 of 1,983 India films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #84 of 637 (top 13%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Tamil
Production Companies Shri Meenakshi Creations, Group Company
Runtime 2h 50m
Release Date August 1, 2014
IMDb tt3569782

Themes & Motifs

  • gangster
  • dark comedy
  • filmmaking
  • aspiring actor
  • aspiring artist
  • aspiring director
  • film within a film

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