Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda

A Gangster Musical Story

Directed by Karthik Subbaraj

Produced by Shri Meenakshi Creations, Group Company

2014170 min7.6 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller about a filmmaker's dangerous obsession with researching a real gangster, blending crime and art through a playful, self-aware lens.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jigarthanda scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Jigarthanda violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Jigarthanda sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Jigarthanda end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Jigarthanda easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Jigarthanda

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jigarthanda

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jigarthanda, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jigarthanda, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jigarthanda, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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