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Jagame Thandhiram

Jagame Thandhiram

20215.62h 38m

Overview

When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow.

Directed by Karthik Subbaraj
Written by Anthony Daasan, Madurai Babaraj, Arivu
Produced by S. Sashikanth
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Top Cast

Dhanush

Dhanush

Suruli

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Peter Sprott

Joju George

Joju George

Sivadoss

Kalaiyarasan

Kalaiyarasan

Deepan

Aishwarya Lekshmi

Aishwarya Lekshmi

Attila

Sharath Ravi

Sharath Ravi

Vicky

Deepak Paramesh

Deepak Paramesh

Dharani

Sanchana Natarajan

Sanchana Natarajan

Valli

Vadivukarasi

Vadivukarasi

Suruli's Mother

Muthukumar

Muthukumar

Rajan

Themes & Keywords

immigrantgangsterxenophobia

About Jagame Thandhiram

Jagame Thandhiram is a crime, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of immigrant, gangster, xenophobia. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, it stars Dhanush, James Cosmo, Joju George. When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow.

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