Jagame Thandhiram
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Jagame Thandhiram (transl.āThe Universe is a ruse)[1] is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[2] written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by YNOT Studios and Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Dhanush, James Cosmo, Joju George, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Kalaiyarasan. It marks the Indian film debut of Cosmo and the Tamil debut of George. In the film, a gangster from Madurai is recruited to help a British crime lord take down a rival, but later gets caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow.
Jagame Thandhiram | |
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Directed by | Karthik Subbaraj |
Written by | Karthik Subbaraj Nick Bain |
Produced by | S. Sashikanth Chakravarthy Ramachandra |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Shreyaas Krishna |
Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The project was initially announced in April 2016 with Thenandal Studio Limited bagging the project, but eventually got shelved due to the financial problems surrounding the production house. It was revived once again in February 2018, with YNOT Studios acquiring the rights for film production. After an official launch in July 2019, the film began production in September 2019, with shooting taking place across London, Madurai, Rameshwaram, and Jaipur and was wrapped by December 2019. The songs and background score were composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with cinematography handled by Shreyas Krishna and editing done by Vivek Harshan.
Jagame Thandhiram was scheduled for a theatrical release on 1 May 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the makers initially planned on releasing the film only in theatres, this decision was dropped in February 2021 in favour of a worldwide direct-to-streaming release through Netflix on 18 June 2021. It was dubbed and released in 17 languages, across 190 countries. The film received mixed reviews from critics who praised its cast performances (particularly Dhanush, Cosmo and George), cinematography, technical aspects, soundtrack and musical score, but criticised its pace and screenwriting.