Kaithi, starring Karthi in the lead and directed by Lokesh Kanagara, went up against Thalapathy Vijay's Bigil, directed by Atlee, at the Box Office, this Deepavali! The two movies clashed by releasing on the same day and Kaithi could also manage to get only limited number of screens as Bigil had taken over all the top screens across the state. After a slow start at the Box Office on Day 1 (October 25), seeing the massive response for Kaithi, the theatres have began allocating higher number of screens for the movie and the collections have also picked up rapidly.

Industry analysts state that Kaithi's Box Office collections within Chennai city itself, has crossed Rs. 1 Crore, over the first 3 days of release. Reports state that the collection on the three days have been broken down as 0.32 Crores + 0.37 Crores + 0.38 Crores, making it a total of 1.07 Crores, from within Chennai alone. Considering the limited number of screens as well as shows, this is truly remarkable indeed. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj has shown that all the expectations heaped on him, have not gone waste.

Starring Karthi as a former convict who has been released after 10 years in prison, waiting to see his only daughter for the first ever time, Kaithi is an intense action thriller. The cast of this movie also includes Narain, Ramana, George Maryan, Harish Uthaman and a number of others. Bankrolled by Tiruppur Vivek for Vivekananda Films in collaboration with SR Prabhu & SR Prakashbabu for the Dream Warrior Pictures banner, Kaithi has music by Sam CS. This is a movie without any heroine, comedy track or songs and has yet turned out to become a blockbuster in the making. Congratulations to the Kaithi team!