Karthik Subbaraj Talks About Approaching Rajinikanth For Jigarthanda DoubleX And Mahaan

Karthik Subbaraj, who recently worked on the film, Suriya 44, revealed in an interview how he initially narrated the ideas of Jigarthanda DoubleX and Mahaan to Superstar Rajinikanth.

Rajinikanth was to work on Jigarthanda DoubleX?During a chat with the YouTube Channel SS Music, the director said, “I had initially pitched the idea of Jigarthanda DoubleX after Petta, but it was at a very basic level. After watching the movie he asked me why I didn’t tell the story to him. He then responded by saying I already narrated it to him but it didn’t evolve to such a level back then.”

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The director also revealed how he narrated the story of Chiyaan Vikram starrer Mahaan to the superstar as well. He said, “Whenever I get a basic idea, I go and tell it to him but I think next time I should be completely ready when I pitch it to him.” About Jigarthandan Double X and MahaanFor those unversed, Jigarthand DoubleX and Mahaan both earned Karthik Subbaraj's good reviews from all Tamil film buffs. The Chiyaan Vikram starrer is the story of a teacher who climbs the ladder in his life and becomes a liquor baron, losing his family.

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The movie also featured Dhruv Vikram in the lead role and actors Simran, Bobby Simha, Sananth, Vettai Muthukumar, Deepak Paramesh, and many more in key roles. Jigarthanda DoubleX is the prequel to the 2014 movie Jigarthanda, directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The film stars Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah in the lead roles. The story is about an aspiring policeman who is framed, and his only chance of escape is to defeat a local gangster while pretending to be a film director.