A sequel to Karthik Subbaraj’s hit gangster drama Jigarthanda commenced it's shoot last year December. The film titled Jigarthanda Double X, is all set to release on Diwali this year. It’s one of the biggest films to lock Diwali 2023 as a release date. Jigathanda DoubleX will be releasing in three languages including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Talking about the same, Producer, Stone Bench Films, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam says, “The announcement of Jigarthanda DoubleX going on floors had generated immense curiosity and excitement owing to the success of Jigarthanda and the love the prequel had generated. I am extremely happy that we can proudly say that Jiagthanda DoubleX, a mass entertainer that people are looking forward to will be releasing this Diwali in three languages.”

A prequel to the gangster-action flick, Jigarthanda (2014), Jigarthanda DoubleX is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and stars Raghava Lawrence and S J Suryah in lead roles. The film has cinematography by Thirunavukkarasu, editing by Shafique Mohamed Ali, and music composed by Santhosh Narayanan.