Director Karthik Subbaraj, who directed the critically acclaimed film ‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’, was thrilled when Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood showed interest in watching his latest film.
‘Jigarthanda DoubleX’, which is a sequel to Subbaraj’s acclaimed film ‘Jigarthanda’, pays homage to Eastwood, Satyajit Ray, and Rajinikanth.
A fan initiated the interaction by tagging Clint Eastwood’s official X account (formerly Twitter), urging him to watch the film on Netflix, highlighting its tribute to the Hollywood legend.
Responding to the fan’s plea, the filmmaker’s team conveyed Eastwood’s awareness and commitment to viewing the film post the completion of his new project, ‘Juror 2’.
Replying to the fan, the filmmaker’s team wrote on X, ‘Hi. Clint is aware of this Movie and he states he will get to it upon Completion of his New Film. Juror 2. Thank You.’
When Karthik Subbaraj learnt about this exchange, he expressed his ‘surreal’ joy on X, and wrote, ‘Wowww….. Feeling So Surreal!! The Legend #ClintEastwood is AWARE of #JigarthandaDoubleX & gonna watch it soon… This film is my heartfelt dedication to @RealTheClint on behalf of Millions of his Fans in India… Can’t wait to hear what he thinks of the film once he does…. Thanks a lot @Vijay70269050 and all #JigarthandaXX fans on twitter who reached out to the man himself & making this happen…. Feeling Blessed.’
Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah, who play lead roles in ‘Jigarthanda Double X’, also took to X to thank the Hollywood star for acknowledging their film.
Raghav wrote, ‘Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U my self and @iam_SJSuryah, we r die hard fan of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir @RealTheClint.’
‘Jigarthanda Double X’ is a meta film that concludes with a thought-provoking question directed at those in power who exploit natural resources and innocent lives. The movie also stars Nimisha Sajayan, Shine Tom Chacko, Naveen Chandra, and Ilavarasu in pivotal roles.
It has emerged as one of the celebrated films of 2023 in Tamil cinema.