Dhanush is in awe of his Jagame Thandiram director Karthik Subbaraj's latest cinematic offering, Jigarthanda DoubleX. The actor took to Twitter to praise the director and the film's lead actors Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah, a day before the movie's theatrical release. Dhanush wrote on X, "Watched jigarthandaxx. Fantastic craft from @karthiksubbaraj, being amazing has become an usual deal for @iam_SJSuryah. As a performer @offl_Lawrence is a revelation @Music_Santhosh u r a beauty. The last 40 mins of d film steals your heart. All the best to the crew and cast." Check out Dhanush's post - Watched jigarthandaxx. Fantastic craft from @karthiksubbaraj, being amazing has become an usual deal for @iam_SJSuryah. As a performer @offl_Lawrence is a revelation. @Music_Santhosh u r a beauty. The last 40 mins of d film steals your heart. All the best to the crew and cast. — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) November 9, 2023 Jigarthanda DoubleX is being called a 'spiritual successor' to the 2014 film Jigarthanda, which was also directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Karthik said his latest movie is an ode to iconic Hollywood actor-filmmaker Clint Eastwood. In an interview with The Hindu, the filmmaker said, "When we made the first promo for the first Jigarthanda, it featured a poster of Clint Eastwood. In the new film, the script lends itself very close to the Western tropes, and I have tried to explore it to the maximum." The film also has references to Satyajit Ray, with SJ Suryah playing a former assistant of the legendary filmmaker. Explaining that he wanted to bring the story close to Satyajit in some way, Karthik said, "The story of Jigarthanda DoubleX is set in 1975, and at that time, Satyajit Ray was a working legend, and I wanted to incorporate it into the story. When we introduce the character of a filmmaker as someone who had assisted Ray, the character’s dimensions change drastically — how he behaves, his costumes and so on, it’s also another tribute.” Jigarthanda DoubleX also stars Nimisha Sajayan, Shine Tom Chacko and Naveen Chandra in pivotal roles. The film's music has been composed by Santhosh Narayanan.
