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| Directed by | Deeraj Vaidy |
| Written by | Deeraj Vaidy Mohan Ramakrishnan |
| Produced by | Siddharth |
| Starring | Siddharth Avinash Raghudevan Sananth Reddy |
| Narrated by | Siddharth |
| Cinematography | Shreyaas Krishna |
| Edited by | Kurtz Schneider |
| Music by | Vishal Chandrashekhar |
Production company | Etaki Entertainment |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jil Jung Juk (transl. The Good, The Average, The Unworthy) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language neo-Western post-apocalyptic black comedy film directed by Deeraj Vaidy, in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the script with Mohan Ramakrishnan. It is produced by Siddharth under Etaki Entertainment, who also enacts with Avinash Raghudevan and Sananth Reddy in the titular role. The film follows Jil, Jung and Juk who are assigned by a dreadful drug lord to transport drugs, where they faces struggles during their journey.
Deeraj Vaidy did a pilot film with two of the lead actors in 2014, which impressed Siddharth, and asked him to pen down the script on the lines of a similar theme, where he completed the draft in January 2015. It is touted to be the first Tamil film to be set in a dystopian world, where events were happening in the future and principal shooting for the film was completed within 38 days, where the film was shot in Tiruvallur, Chennai and Kanchipuram. The film was officially announced in September 2015, and a four-month long post-production process began the same month. Vishal Chandrasekhar composed the soundtrack and musical score, while Shreyaas Krishna handled the cinematography and editing done by Kurtz Schneider.
Jil Jung Juk was theatrically released worldwide on 12 February 2016, where it generally received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics who praised its offbeat elements, concept, cast performances, technical aspects, and the use of color palettes, but was criticized for its pace and screenwriting. Despite the average performance at the box office, Jil Jung Juk was considered as one of the '25 Greatest Tamil Films of the Decade' by Film Companion.[1]
- ^ "25 Greatest Tamil Films Of The Decade | Film Companion". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.