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{{Short description|2016 Indian film by Deeraj Vaidy}}
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{{Infobox film
| image          = Jil Jung Juk.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Deeraj Vaidy
| writer         = Deeraj Vaidy<br />Mohan Ramakrishnan
| producer       = [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]
| starring       = Siddharth<br />Avinash Raghudevan<br />[[Sananth]]
| cinematography = Shreyaas Krishna
| editing        = Kurtz Schneider
| music          = [[Vishal Chandrashekhar]]
| studio         = [[Etaki Entertainment]]
| released       = {{Film date|2016|02|12|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
}}
'''''Jil Jung Juk''''' ({{translation|The Good, The Average, The Unworthy}}) is a 2016 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[neo-Western]] [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] [[black comedy film]] directed by Deeraj Vaidy as his debut film. The film was produced by [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] under [[Etaki Entertainment]]; Siddharth also acts in the film, along with Avinash Raghudevan and [[Sananth]]. The film follows three characters&nbsp;– Jil, Jung, and Juk&nbsp;– who are assigned by a drug lord to transport drugs. They face struggles during their journey.

Deeraj Vaidy initially produced a pilot film with two of the lead actors in 2014. Impressed by the draft, Siddharth asked Vaidy to write a full script; the draft was completed in January 2015. [[Principal photography]] was completed in 38 days. The film was shot in [[Tiruvallur]], [[Chennai]], and [[Kanchipuram]]. The film was officially announced in September 2015; a four-month [[post-production]] process began the same month. [[Vishal Chandrashekhar]] composed [[Jil Jung Juk (soundtrack)|the music]], Shreyaas Krishna handled the cinematography, and editing was done by Kurtz Schneider.

''Jil Jung Juk'' was theatrically released worldwide on 12 February 2016, and it received mixed reviews. Critics praised its offbeat elements, concept, cast performances, technical aspects, and the use of [[color scheme|colour palettes]], but criticised for its pace and screenwriting. The film performed average performance at the box office.

== Plot ==
In post-apocalyptic [[Chennai]], 2020, amidst huge demand for petrol and money, Deivanayagam, an erstwhile powerful gangster, gets a chance to smuggle [[cocaine]] to defeat his nemesis, Rolex Rowther. Deivanayagam hires three men: Nanjil Shivaji (Jil), Jambulingam (Jung) and [[Jaguar]] Jagan (Juk), to safely deliver the cocaine to a Chinese gang in [[Hyderabad]]. With the help of scientist Marundhu, Deivanayagam sells the drugs by coating them in [[Hindustan Ambassador|Ambassador car]] painted [[pink]] so that it would not be detected by the police. Along the way, the trio encounter Narasimhan, who has an almost identical car.

Narasimhan eventually befriends the trio and takes them into a pub. After a drink at night, the trio escapes the pub without his knowledge but later realise that they have taken Narasimhan's car in their drunken state. Narasimhan had been assigned by Deivanayagam's assistants, Pai and Marundhu, to steal the car and sell it to a gangster called Attack Albert. Confused, the trio went to a film shooting spot where they see a car being used in an action sequence, left damaged after the shoot. It was later revealed that the car was thought to be the Ambassador car that Deivanayagam was assigned to deliver.

Shocked and dismayed, the trio confronts Narasimhan about his plans and takes them with his car so that they can paint the car in pink and coat the stuff, but as they do not have cocaine, they decide to approach Albert. He kidnaps the trio and eventually manages to escape the location with the stuff Albert has. Rowther learns of Deivanayagam's plans and decides to have a meeting with Deivanayagam. The trio is caught and held by Rowther's men. During their business dealing, Deivanayagam reveals that the [[Rolex]] watch he had given to Rowther was fake.

A gang war takes place between Deivanayagam and Rowther's men until Albert arrives and kills the two gangsters so that he can be a powerful drug lord. Albert kidnaps Jil, Jung, and Juk to murder them, taking them far away. Juk's father, a bus driver, rescues the trio. All of them fight Albert's men. However, Albert arrives with a [[Gyrojet]] to kill the men, but it is stopped by a marble and eventually backfires and crashes. Jil, Jung, and Juk escape the place and lead a happy life. The Chinese gang, who had been waiting for the delivery, feels dejected that Jil failed to arrive, and they leave empty-handed.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] as Nanjil Shivaji (Jil)
*Avinash Raghudevan as Jambulingam (Jung)
*[[Sananth]] as [[Jaguar]] Jagan (Juk)
*[[Radha Ravi]] as [[Rolex]] Rowther
*[[R. Amarendran]] as Deivanayagam
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Jil's father
*[[Bagavathi Perumal]] as Marundhu
*[[Jasmin Bhasin]] as Sonu Sawant
*Naga Masi as Narasimhan
*[[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
*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Juk's father (cameo appearance)
}}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
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| source =&nbsp;— Dheeraj Vaidy, on the [[pre-production]] and writing of ''Jil Jung Juk'' in an interview with ''[[The New Indian Express]]''<ref name="Physics">{{Cite web |date=23 January 2016 |title=Physics of Filmmaking |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jan/23/physics-of-filmmaking-872152.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014051506/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jan/23/Physics-of-Filmmaking-872152.html |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=2021-08-30 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
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''Jil Jung Juk'' marked the debut directorial venture of Deeraj Vaidy. During his career as a software engineer, he became interested in filmmaking and had made two short films before approaching [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] in late 2014. He made a [[Television pilot|pilot film]] of ''Jil Jung Juk'',<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLl9fO3Nwr4 |title=PILOT FILM OF JIL JUNG JUK (2014) |date=12 February 2019 |language=en |publisher=Deeraj Vaidy |access-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLl9fO3Nwr4 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> which impressed Siddharth, who asked him to conceptualise the script as a feature film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 February 2019 |title=THE UNSEEN VERSION OF JIL JUNG JUK |url=https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/unseen-pilot-movie-version-of-jil-jung-juk.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402150646/https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/unseen-pilot-movie-version-of-jil-jung-juk.html |archive-date=2 April 2025 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Karthik |first=Janani |date=24 November 2015 |title=What's with Siddharth's blue hair in Jil Jung Juk? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/whats-with-siddharths-blue-hair-in-jil-jung-juk/articleshow/49892729.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151947/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/whats-with-siddharths-blue-hair-in-jil-jung-juk/articleshow/49892729.cms |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> When he read the final draft of the script in January 2015, Siddharth was impressed. Apart from acting, Siddharth agreed to produce the venture under [[Etaki Entertainment]], making this his second film as a producer after ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]'' (2012) and his first solo project as a producer.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=12 November 2015 |title=The three magic words: Actor Siddharth on Jil Jung Juk |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-three-magic-words-actor-siddharth-on-jil-jung-juk/article7869369.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-three-magic-words-actor-siddharth-on-jil-jung-juk/article7869369.ece |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=9 September 2015 |title=Siddharth's second film as producer is 'Jil Jung Juck' |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siddharths-second-film-as-producer-is-jil-jung-juck/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027185551/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siddharths-second-film-as-producer-is-jil-jung-juck/ |archive-date=27 October 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref>

The film's title ''Jil Jung Juk'' was derived from dialogue spoken by [[Vadivelu]] in ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' (1994).<ref name=":2" /> Deeraj Vaidy co-wrote the script with Mohan Ramakrishnan, his friend.<ref name="Physics" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S |date=15 November 2015 |title=The script of Jil Jung Juck is its heroine: Deeraj Vaidy |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151114/entertainment-kollywood/article/script-jil-jung-juck-its-heroine-deeraj-vaidy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151114/entertainment-kollywood/article/script-jil-jung-juck-its-heroine-deeraj-vaidy |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> He described the film as "an offbeat film that did not need a conventional hero".<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=2 January 2016 |title=Deeraj Vaidy on 'Jil Jung Juk' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Deeraj-Vaidy-on-Jil-Jung-Juk/article13977075.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151947/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Deeraj-Vaidy-on-Jil-Jung-Juk/article13977075.ece |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> The film's technical crew consisted of relative newcomers: except for composer [[Vishal Chandrashekhar]], debutant Shreyaas Krishna handled the cinematography, whilst Kurtz Schneider was the editor.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

=== Casting ===
Siddharth starred as Nanjil Sivaji (Jil). Deeraj chose him as the protagonist because he wanted someone who never hesitates to experiment.<ref name=":3" /> As the film is set in a fictional world, Siddharth wore [[blue hair]] in the film, which was considered to be an "unusual look" for a man.<ref name=":1" /> Avinash Raghudevan and [[Sananth]] were cast in the other leading roles as Jambulingam (Jung) and Jaguar Jagan (Juk), respectively. The former was described as a "scary, yet logical guy" while the latter was described as a "constant troublemaker". Avinash practised various mannerisms for his role in the film saying, "Whenever Jung speaks, his cheek starts twitching. It was interesting to practise this, and I had full freedom on the set to come up with suggestions".<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2016 |title=Make way for the weird guys |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/make-way-for-the-weird-guys/articleshow/50916921.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/make-way-for-the-weird-guys/articleshow/50916921.cms |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> Both Avinash and Sananth had appeared in the pilot version of the film, shot in 2014, with Kanna Ravi playing Siddharth's role.<ref name=":0" /> [[Radha Ravi]] offered to act without accepting any remuneration, but Siddharth still paid him.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Jil Jung Juk' team meets the press |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/jil-jung-juk-team-meets-the-press-imagegallery-kollywood-qcerBjibbcdbf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204164214/http://www.sify.com/movies/jil-jung-juk-team-meets-the-press-imagegallery-kollywood-qcerBjibbcdbf.html |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> The film intentionally did not have a female lead actor;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=4 February 2016 |title=Siddharth makes a film sans heroine |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/040216/siddharth-makes-a-film-sans-heroine.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151946/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/040216/siddharth-makes-a-film-sans-heroine.html |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamal |first=S. S. |date=21 September 2015 |title=Siddharth doesn't need any heroine! |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/siddharth-doesnt-need-any-heroine/articleshow/49049653.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151946/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/siddharth-doesnt-need-any-heroine/articleshow/49049653.cms |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref> the only female cast member, [[Jasmin Bhasin]] briefly appears an actress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=R. S. |date=Feb 12, 2016 |title=Movie Review: JIL JUNG JUK |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-jil-jung-juk/articleshow/50965455.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250406083832/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-jil-jung-juk/articleshow/50965455.cms |archive-date=2025-04-06 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Filming and post-production ===
Filming of ''Jil Jung Juk'' began in late May 2015, with portions of the film shot in [[Tiruvallur]], [[Chennai]], and [[Kanchipuram]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2015 |title=Siddharth acts without heroine |url=http://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/siddharth-acts-without-heroine/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027052915/http://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/siddharth-acts-without-heroine/ |archive-date=27 October 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |website=Movie Clickz}}</ref> The interior scenes were shot on sets in Chennai. The team completed the shooting in 38 days.<ref name="Physics" /> The film's post-production began in September 2015, and the team first promoted the film to the media on 9 September.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2015 |title=Jil Jung Juck: Siddharth dons the producer's hat for the second time |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siddharths-second-film-as-producer-is-jil-jung-juck-262033-2015-09-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siddharths-second-film-as-producer-is-jil-jung-juck-262033-2015-09-09 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> Work on the project was delayed due to the [[2015 South India floods]], but the team worked tirelessly so that they could complete post-production work by the end of the year.<ref name=":3" />

== Themes ==
Being set in a futuristic world, ''Jil Jung Juk'' explores the three dimensions of physics&nbsp;— mass, time, and length&nbsp;— as human characters, describing Jil, Jung, and Juk.<ref name="Physics" /> Vishal Menon of ''[[Film Companion]]'' wrote about how the film was inspired by the works of [[Guy Ritchie]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], [[Wes Anderson]], [[Thiagarajan Kumararaja]], and films starring [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]. The film also explores the concept of the [[butterfly effect]], an idea about how a small incident can cause larger effects: in a scene with Jil, there is a reference to the song "Oh Butterfly" from ''[[Meera (1992 film)|Meera]]'' (1992). In another scene, a flap of a butterfly's wing literally sets off a series of events.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=7 January 2020 |title=Flops Of Glory: Deeraj Vaidy's 'Jil Jung Juk' |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/flops-of-glory-deeraj-vaidy-jil-jung-juk-siddharth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/flops-of-glory-deeraj-vaidy-jil-jung-juk-siddharth/ |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Film Companion]] |language=en}}</ref> The film also had a connection with ''[[Karakattakkaran]]'' (1989): a scene in which Sananth reveals the backstory of his father, a former bus driver, who had joined Deiva's gang and had stolen a pink 1960 [[Chevrolet Impala]] belonging to Rolex Rowther, along with cash, and a heroine whom Rowther had kidnapped. Siddharth mockingly asked whether his father had kept Soppanasundari, the previous owner of that car, a reference to the plot of ''Karakattakkaran''.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=12 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juk: Quirky, but little else |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/jil-jung-juk-quirky-but-little-else/article8228272.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507153643/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/jil-jung-juk-quirky-but-little-else/article8228272.ece |archive-date=7 May 2018 |access-date=20 March 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Main|Jil Jung Juk (soundtrack)}}
[[Vishal Chandrashekhar]] composed the soundtrack for ''Jil Jung Juk''. It was released through [[Think Music]] on 10 November 2015.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=10 November 2015 |title=Jil Jung Juk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/jil-jung-juk-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1071756361 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222100456/https://music.apple.com/in/album/jil-jung-juk-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1071756361 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

== Marketing and release ==
The first look of ''Jil Jung Juk'' was unveiled to the public in late October 2015.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1 November 2015 |title=Jil Jung Juk first look: Look at the new avatar of Siddarth in the upcoming black comedy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jil-jung-juk-first-look-look-at-the-new-avatar-of-siddarth-in-the-upcoming-black-comedy-270840-2015-11-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830153450/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jil-jung-juk-first-look-look-at-the-new-avatar-of-siddarth-in-the-upcoming-black-comedy-270840-2015-11-01 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 November 2015 |title=Siddharth's First Look in Jil Jung Juk |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/nov/02/siddharths-first-look-in-jil-jung-juk-837413.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014051506/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/nov/02/Siddharths-First-Look-in-Jil-Jung-Juk-837413.html |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film's teaser trailer was likened to the works of Guy Ritchie with regards to its colour tone and background score.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intriguing trailer of Siddharth's 'Jil Jung Juk' |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/intriguing-trailer-of-siddharths-jil-jung-juk-imagegallery-kollywood-plhlVfiahafbh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111005556/http://www.sify.com/movies/intriguing-trailer-of-siddharths-jil-jung-juk-imagegallery-kollywood-plhlVfiahafbh.html |archive-date=11 November 2015 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> In mid-November 2015, Siddharth announced that the film would have a theatrical release worldwide on 25 December 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2015 |title=Siddharth's Jil Jung Juk to hit screens on Christmas |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/siddharth-s-jil-jung-juk-to-hit-screens-on-christmas/story-3NYnhMzOqGJnEfGLmetl3N.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/siddharth-s-jil-jung-juk-to-hit-screens-on-christmas/story-3NYnhMzOqGJnEfGLmetl3N.html |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> coinciding with [[Christmas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2015 |title=Siddharth's upcoming film Jil Jung Juk to release worldwide on Christmas |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siddharths-upcoming-film-jil-jung-jak-releases-worldwide-for-christams-272617-2015-11-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830153451/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siddharths-upcoming-film-jil-jung-jak-releases-worldwide-for-christams-272617-2015-11-13 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2015 |title=Siddharth's 'Jil Jung Juk' to release on Christmas |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siddharths-jil-jung-juk-to-release-on-christmas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151944/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siddharths-jil-jung-juk-to-release-on-christmas/ |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> However, following the 2015 South Indian floods that occurred during early December, Siddharth announced that the theatrical release of the film would be postponed to 2016, as he and his team had to work on relief measures for people affected by the flood.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2015 |title=Jil Jung Juk, Gethu releases pushed to 2016 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151213/entertainment-kollywood/article/jil-jung-juk-gethu-releases-pushed-2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151947/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151213/entertainment-kollywood/article/jil-jung-juk-gethu-releases-pushed-2016 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> The trailer for the film was released by [[S. S. Rajamouli]], on the eve of [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] (14 January 2016); the film's new worldwide release date was set for 12 February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2016 |title=Siddharth's 'Jil Jung Juk' trailer packs in slick glossy finish |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jil-jung-juk-trailer-sidddharth-dheeraj-vaidy-tamil-cinema.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406035709/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jil-jung-juk-trailer-sidddharth-dheeraj-vaidy-tamil-cinema.html |archive-date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref>

As part of the promotional activities, the cast of ''Jil Jung Juk''&nbsp;— Siddharth, Sananth, and Avinash&nbsp;– appeared in a video made by the [[YouTube]] channel ''Put Chutney'', released before the film's release. The video, titled ''10 Elements of a Commercial Film'', sarcastically mocked the trend in Tamil [[Masala film|commercial films]] of having the cast making a parody of their film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juk: The promotional video of Siddharth's film has gone viral |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jil-jung-juk-the-promotional-video-of-siddharths-film-has-gone-viral-308263-2016-02-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406040005/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jil-jung-juk-the-promotional-video-of-siddharths-film-has-gone-viral-308263-2016-02-11 |archive-date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2016 |title='Jil Jung Juk' team on a rollicking video with Put Chutney |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jil-jung-juk-put-chutney-siddharth.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151946/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jil-jung-juk-put-chutney-siddharth.html |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref> The video garnered attention of film buffs and more than a million views on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joseph |first=Raveena |date=27 April 2016 |title=Five minutes to fame |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/how-put-chutneys-videos-promote-tamil-films-in-a-new-way/article8528280.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830152022/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/how-put-chutneys-videos-promote-tamil-films-in-a-new-way/article8528280.ece |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> A Coimbatore-based startup company called Creative Monkey Games & Technologies designed an Android game based on the film and released it before the film's release date in February 2016. It was downloaded 8,000 times within five days of the launch.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=16 February 2016 |title=The J Company |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-new-game-themed-on-the-dark-comedy-jil-jung-juk/article8244679.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014051502/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-new-game-themed-on-the-dark-comedy-jil-jung-juk/article8244679.ece |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Deeraj Vaidy planned to launch the director's cut version of this film through [[YouTube]] on 1 April 2020. However, the video was taken down due to copyright violation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2020 |title=Siddharth's Jil Jung Juk release on YouTube postponed due to copyright issues |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siddharth-s-jil-jung-juk-release-on-youtube-postponed-due-to-copyright-issues-1662908-2020-04-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151946/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siddharth-s-jil-jung-juk-release-on-youtube-postponed-due-to-copyright-issues-1662908-2020-04-03 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
''Jil Jung Juk'' received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 2020 |title=Jil Jung Junk director shares a heartfelt note |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/jil-jung-junk-director-shares-heartfelt-note/articleshow/73484145.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405061710/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/jil-jung-junk-director-shares-heartfelt-note/articleshow/73484145.cms |archive-date=5 April 2025 |access-date=5 April 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "To some extent, the director offsets such disappointments by providing us with a steady stream of quirkiness, but the climax, which is over-stretched and cliched, leaves us with a film that we admire but cannot wholeheartedly fall in love with."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=13 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juk Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Jil-Jung-Juk/movie-review/50971130.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217053829/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Jil-Jung-Juk/movie-review/50971130.cms |archive-date=17 February 2016 |access-date=6 April 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' praised the quirky ideas used in the film, but criticised the team for "encouraging mainstream and discomfiting ideas". He further went on to say, "It's all rather queer, but does oddity necessarily equate to enjoyability?"<ref name=":6" /> Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Jil Jung Juk seems more a case where the actors seem to have had more fun enacting their scenes, than what the viewers experience watching them."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=14 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juk Review: Wacky Situations Spiced With Dark Humour, Entertainer |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2016/feb/14/jil-jung-juk-review-wacky-situations-spiced-with-dark-humour-entertainer-892077.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014051506/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2016/feb/14/Jil-Jung-Juk-Review-Wacky-Situations-Spiced-With-Dark-Humour-Entertainer-892077.html |archive-date=14 October 2023 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

S. Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film does have its share of laughs, but it lacks the chaos, excitement and crazy fun that would have made the film more enjoyable. The wacky entertainment that was promised in the intriguing trailer is missing. Despite its faults, ''Jil Jung Juk'' does make a decent entertainer."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S. |date=12 February 2016 |title=Review: Jil Jung Juk is a decent entertainer |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-jil-jung-juk-is-a-decent-entertainer/20160212.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151945/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-jil-jung-juk-is-a-decent-entertainer/20160212.htm |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan of ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' criticised the script, saying that "it falls short of expectations, particularly in the second half", while praising the technical aspects and other novel elements of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=12 February 2016 |title='Jil Jung Juk' review: Siddharth's black comedy falls short of what it could be |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-jil-jung-juk-review-a-black-comedy-that-falls-short-of-what-it-could-be-2176970 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830153450/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-jil-jung-juk-review-a-black-comedy-that-falls-short-of-what-it-could-be-2176970 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |language=en}}</ref> Arathi Kannan of ''[[Onmanorama]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "To call ''Jil Jung Juk'' a dark comedy could only be justified to some extent, for it doesn't employ the noir elements (popularised by Korean and Hollywood masters) like the brilliance of violence, satirical narrative or even a style statement".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kannan |first=Arathi |date=13 February 2016 |title='Jil Jung Juk' movie review: 'Joint'ly pink |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/jil-junk-juk-movie-review-siddharth-dheeraj-vaidy-vishal-chandrasekhar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151946/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/jil-junk-juk-movie-review-siddharth-dheeraj-vaidy-vishal-chandrasekhar.html |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref>

In contrast, Gauthaman Bhaskaran of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and said the three lead actors "produce enough laughs through some great one-liners in the first half of the film; but this becomes a serious flaw post intermission, when Vaidy, who also wrote the script, runs out of ideas and begins to stretch scenes till they appear irritatingly repetitive. And the performances are passe as well, and do not add up either."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gauthaman |date=12 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juck review: A stretched second half spoils the show |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/jil-jung-juck-review-a-black-comedy-that-does-not-quite-fly/story-zpomZ7vCKY71qUxCSKDLRM.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151945/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/jil-jung-juck-review-a-black-comedy-that-does-not-quite-fly/story-zpomZ7vCKY71qUxCSKDLRM.html |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Anupama Subramanian of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The major drawback is its ordinary screenplay. What ideas looked great on paper, lose steam in execution and the jokes fall flat many times, especially during the latter half."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=13 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juk movie review: Enjoyable only in parts |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/130216/jil-jung-juk-movie-review-enjoyable-only-in-parts.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711212047/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/130216/jil-jung-juk-movie-review-enjoyable-only-in-parts.html |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' gave it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "the film is occasionally Jil (Good) mostly Jung (Average) and largely Juk (Worst)" and further added, "Just like any other dark comedies in Tamil cinema (most of them are inspired by Guy Ritchie flicks), here too each and every character has got interesting back stories and to be honest, they initially create good impression but over indulgence and repetitive gags spoils the show."<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2016 |title=Jil Jung Juk review: Not funny at all |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jil-jung-juk-review-review-tamil-qcmkneeebjffd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217082220/http://www.sify.com/movies/jil-jung-juk-review-review-tamil-qcmkneeebjffd.html |archive-date=17 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

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