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Kaththi
Promotional poster
Directed by	AR Murugadoss
Written by	AR Murugadoss
Produced by	K. Karunamoorthy A. Subhaskaran
Starring	Vijay Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Cinematography	George C. Williams
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Anirudh Ravichander
Production companies	Ayngaran International Lyca Productions
Distributed by	Ayngaran International Eros International
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kaththi (Template:Lang-en) is an upcoming 2014 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. The film stars Vijay in a dual role alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Neil Nitin Mukesh, who made his debut in Tamil cinema through this film, and Tota Roy Chowdhury portraying the antagonist roles. Anirudh Ravichander composed the soundtrack album and background score for the film, cinematography was done by George C. Williams, and the film was edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. Eros International purchased the theatrical and audio rights for the film and Lyca Productions and Ayngaran International bankrolled the venture. The film was voted the most anticipated Tamil film of 2014 in a poll conducted by Behindwoods.

Principal photography commenced on 3 February 2014. Shooting took place in Kolkata, Chennai, Kadapa. The film is scheduled to release on Diwali.

Cast

• Vijay as Kathiresan / Jeevanandham
• Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Ankitha
• Neil Nitin Mukesh
• Tota Roy Chowdhury as Vivek Banerjee
• Sathish as Dhanu
• Prabhu Ganesan
• Subbu Panchu Arunachalam
• Sayaji Shinde
• Irfan

Production

Development

After the success of Thuppakki (2012), it was reported that Murugadoss and Vijay would work together again. Murugadoss confirmed the same on his Twitter page. According to sources, the script was almost ready and that the film would not be a sequel to Thuppakki. Ayngaran International and Lyca Productions were confirmed to be the producers and distributors of the film. Murugadoss replaced his usual music director Harris Jayaraj with Anirudh Ravichander and signed George C. Williams as the cinematographer, who had filmed Raja Rani (2013) which was produced by Murugadoss himself. Art director Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja, who had won the National Award for Best Art Direction in Vishwaroopam (2013), was selected to create the sets for the film. The film was earlier rumored to be titled as Dheeran. In March 2014, Murugadoss confirmed that the film would be titled Kaththi, and that the film would have a Diwali release.

Casting

Samantha Ruth Prabhu was confirmed to pair opposite Vijay. Bengali actor Tota Roy Chowdhury was signed for an antagonistic role, an international gangster named Vivek Banerjee. In March 2014, Murugadoss stated that Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh would be part of his project, making his Tamil film debut. He also unveiled that Vijay would be seen in a double role. Actor Sathish was chosen to play a supporting role in the film. Actors Prabhu Ganesan, Sayaji Shinde and Subbu Panchu were selected to play pivotal roles in the film.

In an interview to the IANS, Neil Nitin Mukesh said that his look in Johnny Gaddaar (2007) inspired him to do Kaththi and that his role was not of the stereotypical over-the-top kind, but someone who is bad by nature. He had to learn Tamil for his role, as he did not want to speak his dialogues without knowing and understanding their meaning. He had also lost weight for the film. He further revealed that his character would be a foreign-returned one and would be very stylish along the lines of Brad Pitt and David Beckham.

Filming

The film was launched in Kolkata on 3 February 2014 by its producers Ayngaran International with a pooja ceremony in front of the Kalighat Kali Temple, after which principal photography began. Earlier schedules were made on Kolkata and Hyderabad. In between, Murugadoss, took a break to promote his then upcoming Bollywood film, Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014), the Hindi remake of Thuppakki (2012). The film was then shot in Pushpa gardens in Chennai, where a huge set which costed around ₹1.25 crore (US$140,000) was erected and most of the indoor scenes were completed in this set. Shooting continued for a 40 day long schedule in and around the city. By July 2014, 60% of the shooting had been completed and the team shot a few scenes in Kadapa. The final leg of the film began on 1 August 2014 at Chennai. One of the song sequences was shot in Scotland. In late August 2014, the makers confirmed that only 15 days of filming, including patch-work and a few fight sequences, remained and that filming would be wrapped up by September 2014. Filming moved back to Hyderabad where the rest of the fight sequences were canned. On 1 September 2014, both Neil Nitin Mukesh and Murugadoss confirmed on their social networking pages that the second half of the film had been nearly completed, with some scenes shot at the Chennai Central railway station. The lead pair and crew flew to London to can a song sequence in early September 2014.

Post-production

On 4 September 2014, Neil Nitin Mukesh said that he had dubbed in Tamil himself for his role and that he completed his portions for the first half of the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album and background score of the film were composed by Anirudh Ravichander.The soundtrack album consists of seven tracks. Initial reports that the album release would be held in September 2014 at the Wembley Arena in London and that the lead pair would perform at the audio launch along with Anirudh proved to be untrue. The grand audio launch of the movie took place on 18 September 2014, at the Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai.

Tracklist

The tracklist was released on 17 September 2014 by Eros Music.

Release

The film is scheduled to release on Diwali.

Marketing

The first look motion poster teaser of Kaththi was released on 22 June 2014 on Vijay's birthday. It crossed 2 million views on YouTube. The motion poster teaser revealed that Vijay might play the role of a youth activist named Kathiresan and that he heads a youth brigade. 2 promotional posters were released on 22 August 2014. One of the posters showed a romantic still featuring the lead pair and the other had Vijay sporting the typical angry young man look. The posters fetched positive feedback from fans and trended on social networking sites following their release. As a teaser to the song "Selfie Pulla", Anirudh started a selfie contest online, where fans were asked to post a selfie with the film's poster in the background. The official teaser was unveiled at the audio launch of the film. A video of the making of a song sequence shot at the Chennai International Airport was released on YouTube on 15 September 2014. Behindwoods stated in its teaser review, "Sheer Mass is the word!" Nivedita Mishra of the Hindustan Times wrote, "It’s powerful and gripping, synthetic yet elemental: without doubt, one of the best for a crime thriller." Indiaglitz, in its teaser review, asserted, "The 360 degree camera spin with the bombastic BGM of Anirudh; is sure to give goosebumps to the fans of Vijay."

Home Media

The satellite rights of the film were purchased by Sun TV for a Whopping Sum.

See also

• Allegations related to Kaththi

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External links

• Kaththi at IMDb
• Kaththi - First Look Motion Poster on YouTube
• Kaththi - Official Teaser on YouTube

• Upcoming films
• 2010s action films
• Indian action films
• Films shot in Kolkata
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