Jil Jung Juk
Jil Jung Juk (transl. The Good, The Average, The Unworthy) is a 2016 Indian Tamil black comedy film co-written and directed by Deeraj Vaidy, starring Siddharth, Avinash Raghudevan and Sananth Reddy in the lead roles. The film, which had cinematography by Shreyaas Krishna and music by Vishal Chandrashekhar, was produced by Siddharth and had a theatrical release on 12 February 2016.
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Directed by | Deeraj Vaidy |
Produced by | Siddharth |
Written by | Deeraj Vaidy Mohan Ramakrishnan |
Starring | Siddharth Avinash Raghudevan Sananth Reddy |
Narrated by | Siddharth |
Music by | Vishal Chandrashekhar |
Cinematography | Shreyaas Krishna |
Edited by | Kurtz Schneider |
Production company | Etaki Entertainment |
Release date | 12 February 2016 |
Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The story of three men smuggling drugs.
Plot
In 2020, three young blokes Jil, Jung, and Juk, with nothing in common between them, are assigned the task of transporting an Ambassador car coated with cocaine paint by the dreaded drug lord Dheivanayagam.Then their journey began . Along the way, they encounter Narasimhan with an almost identical car who makes small talk and tries to gel with the trio. After a night of drinking, the trio escapes the pub without his knowledge, but only later do they realize that in a drunken stupor, they have taken Narasimhan's car and not their own.
Cast
- Siddharth as Nanjil Shivaji (Jil)
- Avinash Raghudevan as Jungulingam (Jung)
- Sananth Reddy as Jaguar Jagan (Juk)
- Radha Ravi as Rolex Rawther
- R. Amarendran as Deivanayagam
- Nassar as Jil's father
- Bagavathi Perumal as Marunthu
- Jasmin Bhasin as Sonu Sawant
- Naga Masi as Narasimmiah
- Sai Dheena as Attack Albert
- Bipin as Pai
- Sharath Kumar as Kaali
- Aroul D. Shankar as Inspector Eswara Pandian
- RJ Balaji in a cameo appearance
Production
Siddharth took a brief hiatus from acting after finishing Enakkul Oruvan (2015), before choosing to produce and appear in his next film. He chose to collaborate with newcomer Deeraj Vaidy on a comedy film titled Jil Jung Juk and the film was reported to be in production during May 2015.[1] The film's title was taken from a dialogue spoken by Vadivelu from Kaadhalan (1994) and refers to three different types of people.[2] The film's first look was released by director Karthik Subbaraj in late October 2015.[3][4] A single called "Shoot the Kuruvi" was released and won critical acclaim, helping promote the film prior to release.[5]
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by Vishal Chandrasekhar | ||||
Released | 10 November 2015 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 20:33 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Think Music India | |||
Producer | Vishal Chandrasekhar | |||
Vishal Chandrasekhar chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Shoot the Kuruvi" | Vivek | Anirudh Ravichander, Radha Ravi | 4:22 |
2. | "Red Road-U" | Deeraj Vaidy | Santhosh Narayanan, Sean Roldan, Vishal Chandrashekhar | 3:36 |
3. | "Domer-U Lord-U" | Vivek | Anthony Daasan, Kavita Thomas | 3:57 |
4. | "Casanova" | Vivek | Andrea Jeremiah | 4:13 |
5. | "Shoot the Kili" | Siddharth | Siddharth | 4:25 |
Total length: | 20:33 |
Critical reception
The film opened on 12 February 2016. Sify.com stated, "The film is occasionally ‘Jil’ mostly ‘Jung’ and largely ‘Juk’", while in contrast, Indiaglitz.com rated the film 3.8/5 and wrote "a wickedly entertaining dark comedy".[6][7][8] The Hindu's Sudhir Srinivasan noted that the film was "quirky but little else" stating "it’s all rather queer, but does oddity necessarily equate to enjoyability?".[9]
Legacy
Coimbatore-based start up company created a game based on the film.[10]
References
- "Siddharth acts without heroine". Movie Clickz. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- "Siddharth's second film as producer is 'Jil Jung Juck'". The Indian Express. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- "Jil Jung Juk Tamil Movie First Single Track Poster". 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Jill Jung Juk (aka) Jill Jung Juck photos stills & images". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- paatu varigal (10 November 2015). "Shoot The Kuruvi Song Lyrics from Jil Jung Juk". Paatuvarigal.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- "Jil Jung Juk review. Jil Jung Juk Tamil movie review, story, rating — IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- "Jil Jung Juk Tamil Movie Review by Chennaivision — Chennaivision". 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Srinivasan, Sudhir (12 February 2016). "Jil Jung Juk: Quirky, but little else". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- Jeshi, K. (16 February 2016). "The J Company". The Hindu.
External links
- Jil Jung Juk on IMDb