Kaththi Tamil Movie News

One film 'Thalapathy' Vijay's fans hold close to their hearts is the 2014 box office blockbuster Kaththi directed by A. R. Murugadoss, which was produced by Lyca Productions and featured chart-buster music by 'Rockstar' Anirudh Ravichander. The social drama-action film was the second time Vijay and filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss collaborated after their Thuppakki in 2012, which signaled the start of a successful partnership. With eight years since Kaththi's release, we now look at eight reasons why the film continues to be celebrated as a cult classic. 

'THALAPATHY' VIJAY - SHARP AS A KNIFE

The first and foremost reason for Kaththi to turn out to be a phenomenal success was the sheer star power of Vijay, who carried the film on his shoulders. Playing dual roles as Kathiresan and Jeevanantham, the actor showed that there's more to him than meets the eye in his performance, which saw him tap into the nuances of an intense performer, while also rising to the occasion as a mass hero consistently and in an effortless manner. Kaththi was a career-defining moment for Vijay and proved once again that the superstar was here to stay and be a powerful voice in the film medium. 

A. R. MURUGADOSS - THE MASTERMIND

Filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss had already carved a niche for himself as a powerhouse director with his earlier films and the excitement for Kaththi was evident right from the moment it was announced since it was a big reunion for him with Vijay once again after their Thuppaaki. And, the duo hit the bullseye as expected as their second-time collaboration turned out to be nothing short of spectacular, with the film basking in massive critical glory, and A. R. Murugadoss once being showered with love for his deft approach to dealing with a sensitive issue that continues to be prolonging and relevant. 

SAMANTHA - ELEGANCE IN EVERY WAY

In hindsight, Samantha's part in Kaththi might seem to be minimal to some, but her character as Ankitha proves to be the catalyst and sets the wheels in motion in the story for Vijay as Kathiresan takes up a monumental battle. When the two meet for the first time, it is love at first sight for the hero, who backs out of flying off to Bangkok in an effort to woo her before arriving at a place where he would stand up for those in need before coming across her once again. A. R. Murugadoss' introduction of Samantha as Ankitha in Kaththi is a sign of smart writing and the filmmaker makes her character's arc come full circle after her first meeting with Vijay, and then once again at the old age home under different circumstances. 

ANIRUDH - ROCKING OUR HEARTS

Kaththi was the first time Anirudh Ravichander had boarded a mass hero film and he did not let go of the golden opportunity. The 'Rockstar' of Tamil cinema, who was already a youth sensation at the time, rose to the occasion and delivered a memorable album as well as a thunderous background score, with the tunes continuing to dominate the playlists of many fans to date. Anirudh was a big pillar of strength for Kaththi's success and the film also marked the start of a regular collaboration for him with Vijay in the future, with the duo working together again in Master (2021) and Beast (2022). 

STORY - THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS

At the heart of Kaththi is the story that revolved around an all-important relevant conflict, which was given a universal nod by fans and critics everywhere. The film shed light on farmers' suicides and the reasons that lead to such a big tragedy in thousands of villages around the country. What happens when one man goes out of his way to bring the world's attention to the plight of the farmers is what Kaththi dealt with and filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss crafted a screenplay that included plenty of goosebump moments, with Vijay stepping up to the forefront as the savior and the protector of the masses that the story demanded.

FARMERS' REBELLION - GOING BACK TO OUR GRASSROOTS

As said earlier, Kaththi's crux lies in the farmers' rebellion and the lengths they go to make their voices heard. When all hopes die, they choose to lay down their lives for the sake of the betterment of everyone, and this tugs our heartstrings leaving a big lump in our throats as the film ends on a triumphant note for the community. Although there have been several films in the past that might have shed light on the issues of farmers and their uphill battles, Kaththi pushed the bar and showed us the circumstances that lead to various tragedies. 

CORPORATE POLITICS - THE SHADY WORLD REVEALED

Kaththi provided an insight into the world of multinational corporations and how they were slowly entering the rural environment to establish and dominate the space. The film showed the conflict between villagers and the corporate world, and how one man makes it his life's mission to change the game forever. Vijay as Jeevanantham goes up against the bigwigs in the corporate world for his Thanoothu village in Tirunelveli district before he is taken out of the game, with his doppelganger Kathiresan then entering the fray due to chance circumstances and big coincidences. 

LITTLE MOMENTS - BIG MEMORIES

Any Vijay film will have plenty of memorable moments and Kaththi is no different as it featured several instances that turned out to be special for fans everywhere. The fight sequences were a rage at the time of the film's release and praises poured in for stunt choreographer Anl Arasu, whose work in the action department showed the level of effort he had put in to make them stand out from anything that was witnessed for quite some time. Be it the scene where Vijay confronts two female assassins with knives or the coin fight scene when he takes on more than 50 goons or the culminating final battle when he goes up against the big baddie Chirag played by Neil Nitin Mukesh, we see Anl Arasu's stamp of greatness in each of the fight sequences. Similarly, the scene where Vijay leads the way with old-age home inmates to block the water supply to Chennai by sitting inside the pipelines and the resulting consequences left a big impression in the minds and hearts of the audiences. 

Nearly 3 years later after starring in the action-comedy Gaddalakonda Ganesh, Varun Tej is back with a bang! Literally a bang because he is now gearing up for the release of a sport based drama Ghani which has been highly anticipated by the Mega Prince's fans. The trailer for the Tollywood star's upcoming film Ghani just released and is already generating a lot of buzz on the internet.

It is a visual treat for movie lovers as it holds powerful dialogues, emotions, sentiment, background music, beautiful locations and much more. The trailer looks interesting and gives us a gripping preview of the film imprinting in the viewers' minds that this is a film to keep an eye out for. It features the Mega Prince in peak body condition looking completely ripped while he is seen boxing and training. This shows us how much dedication and effort the actor has put in towards getting into character for the movie. Varun Tej was already in the news earlier for working hard to tone up his body to suit the role of a boxer in the film and it is very evident that it paid off.

The film is written and directed by Kiran Korrapati and bankrolled by Sidhu Mudda and Allu Bobby on Renaissance Pictures and Allu Bobby Company banners and will be presented by Allu Aravind. S. Thaman is scoring background music for the film and its DOP (Director of Photography) is the highly talented George C. Williams who has worked on countless hit movies such as Raja Rani, Kaththi, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Theri and much more.

Other than the Mega Prince of Tollywood taking on the eponymous character, the film also stars Saiee Manjrekar as the female lead along with Jagapathi Babu, Upendra, Suniel Shetty and Naveen Chandra. The film which was originally scheduled to release on 25 February 2022 theatrically was postponed further due to the release of many other movies. It has now got a finalized worldwide release date - 8 April 2022.

Check out the trailer here:

It was being said for quite some time now that director Jagan Shakti is working on his upcoming film, Ikka. As already known it is the remake of the 2014 Tamil blockbuster Kaththi. It was also being said that Akshay Kumar would be starring in this remake. The director-actor duo recently delivered the film Mission Mangal on Independence Day and it is garnering great reviews. The original film was directed by AR Murugadoss and it featured Vijay.

When we caught up with Jagan, he told us in an interview that Akshay actually has not been finalized for this project yet. Talking to us the director said, “It’s still in the discussion process, it’s not finalised who will do it. The writing is done. We will get to know who’s doing what because Akshay sir is also busy. So nothing is finalised.” He also added, “No star cast is locked. Akshay sir wanted to see what it is, but again, it’s all about dates and other things which need to be figured out. As soon as it’s all fixed, I will let everyone know.” Well, it looks like we will have to wait a bit more to know who will get selected to reprise Vijay’s role. The director also mentioned that the writing work on Ikka is almost done! Stay tuned for more details…

The recently released Bollywood movie Mission Mangal, which has a number of leading actors from across our country as part of the cast, became the fastest ever movie in Akshay Kumar's career to gross Rs. 100 Crores. This movie, the directorial debut of Jagan Shakti, explores the life of the scientists from our National Space Agency ISRO, who worked on India's first ever inter-planetary expedition! Mission Mangal, produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, Fox Star Studios, Aruna Bhatia and Anil Naidu, is turning out to become one of the biggest blockbusters of this year and at this time, we caught up with director Jagan Shakti for an exclusive interview. In this interview, he talks about his career, Mission Mangal, his experiences of assisting renowned directors R Balki and AR Murugadoss and his future career plans... Read on to see what he has to say...

Q: Please tell us a little about your journey in Cinema so far...

A: I am basically an engineer from Bengaluru and was working in that field, when I got inspired by Kamal Haasan and his performances and also some of Big Bachchan's movies. These two people are the main reason I joined the film industry. I left my comfortable job and joined a film school. Through a friend of mine in Bengaluru, I got in touch with Balki sir and went and joined him to work on Cheeni Kum. We did Cheeni Kum and Paa together. Balki sir would take breaks between his movies. During one of those breaks, a friend of mine named Sunil Babu, who is very close to Murugadoss sir, put me in touch with him. I have a commercial bent: I like big films. When I was young, to watch the movies that released on Friday, I would lie at home and have even stolen money to buy tickets. Back in the day, there was a rule in Karnataka that required the Tamil movies to be released there only after the movie had finished four weeks in Tamil Nadu. We friends used to take a bus and go all the way to Krishnagiri to watch the Tamil movies on their release day itself. I knew where my passion lay. During the course of Holiday and Padman, I developed a warm relationship with Akshay Kumar. He constantly pulls my leg, he is very naughty that way. He is very casual and doesn't come with the 'superstar baggage' and is a very positive person. I had this subject idea which I shared. He was thrilled about the story and decided to invest in the production too. Mission Mangal has become the fastest ever movie to reach the 100 crore mark for Akshay Kumar: In four days, Mission Mangal has grossed 98 crores. Usually a movie reaches that mark only on the 10th day or 12th day after release.

Q: In the world of generic commercial movies, you have had a massive opening and great box office reaction for your content-driven movie. How do you view this?

A: But I consider my movie to be very commercial with sensible content. Though my guru is Murugadoss sir, my alter ego is Mani Ratnam. I like his blend of commercialism and content. I would like to achieve that. If you take Roja or Bombay, they are actually commercial though they have strong subjects as their core. I have a very commercial mind, I want my movies to be spectacles. Just like how I used to want to watch 'first day first shows' of highly expected movies, I want people to flock to my movies for the first show. So, I would make all content and visuals necessary in my movie to attract the audience right from the first day first shows. What all did you fine-tune in yourself while working as an assistant to directors Balki and Murugadoss? With Balki sir, you understand the finesse that less-spoken is better. With Murugadoss sir, you learn impact: how to hold the audience by their soul. He also has a far wider reach and he can never step away from social messages. Murugadoss sir began loving my work and made me an associate director. He has given me a lot of independence and trust whenever he has done a project with me and that has given me a lot of confidence. Balki sir has given me a very good platform in Mumbai and for the most of my career, I have worked in Mumbai.

Q: At what point did you choose Mission Mangal as your first directorial venture?

A: My sister is a scientist engineer at ISRO. We come from a middle class house. I've seen her washing vessels, cooking food and all that at home; then she goes to work, has an important rocket launch and then gets back home in the evening worrying about the dinner. This juggling of both work and home, struck me at my heart. If a man has a monthly review meeting to prepare for, he would do nothing else at home that day. It was also an aspiration as it was a rocketry film. It is also a human-interest drama. Another main point is the fact that when you see our ISRO scientists at the bus stop or market or something, you wont guess they are scientists. Narayana Murthy, Sudha Moorthy and such people are all so so down-to-earth. In reality they are such geniuses.

Q: The cast includes leading actors from various industries. How did you decide on the cast members and how was it handling all the actors?

A: I did wander with the script for a while, in Mumbai. I initially wrote it for Sridevi ma'am. For a long time, nothing happened: even the plan to remake Kaththi in Hindi was on hold. One night Murugadoss sir called me and asked me to pack my bags and get down to Chennai. He promised that he would help me make the film in Tamil. He said he would talk to Jyothika or Nayanthara or whichever star I wanted, on behalf of me. For about four months, I was in Murugadoss sir's office getting the script translated into Tamil. Suddenly, one day Akshay sir called me and asked me what I was up to. I told him of the project and narrated the movie. He was immediately interested. Then Murugadoss sir also told me that it is better for me to go back to Mumbai as I had been working in Mumbai all along. Also, Hindi would give this script a wider platform. I returned to Mumbai. We had a narration session with Vidya Balan and she immediately agreed as she had worked with me in Paa. While shooting for Holiday, Sonakshi ma'am had told me that she would work on my first film when I began the project. I took that chance. She was the only one who came on board without hearing the script: she just heard a one-line brief and came on board, which was very kind of her.

Once we got Vidya Balan and Sonakshi Sinha, I got greedy and reached Taapsee ma'am through Akshay Kumar. Taapsee also loved the story. I needed a South connection for the film: that is when I approached H.G. Dattatreya, who is a three-time National Award winner. I have admired the works of Nithya Menen all my life for the kind of effortless actor she is: she makes acting look easy. She also heard the script and immediately decided to work on the project. When I was trying to make the movie in Tamil, I wanted people like Manju Warrier, Suhasini Maniratnam, Saranya Ponvannan, Jyothika, Nayanthara and the likes. I had this idea of maybe roping in a Kannada actor and keeping it real: because Bengaluru is the place with that kind of multicultural scenario. I've lived in Delhi and Mumbai, I know Chennai very well. But Bengaluru, right from the 60-70s, has given the space for diversity, be it in food or in movies, etc.

Q: How was it working with such an established cast? There is this concept of screen-sharing... How did you get everybody to settle in the same frame?

A: For one, it is the strength of the script. We had something substantial, which is why we approached big actors in the first place. Otherwise we wouldn't have dared to. A lot of people have asked me this but I never felt that they treated me as a first time director because they are such professionals on the floor. The only issue was that, Akshay sir is a naughty person. The moment you say 'cut', they would turn into college kids. Then you have to bring them back under control again, for the next shot. All of them together made the sets seem like a house on fire (laughs).

Q: How has the word of mouth been for Mission Mangal? What is best compliment that you have gotten so far?

A: Housewives in Bengaluru who watched the movie came and told me that they were motivated to work now. I take that as a really nice compliment. Everybody is connecting to the fact that the movie doesn't push the idea of patriotism but rather evokes it from inside. Evoking an emotion is a different craft altogether. Many people told me I was able to evoke the emotion of patriotism rather than making it be on-the-face. That was a very good compliment because that was how I approached the direction.

Q: After looking at the reviews, is there anything you wish you could have changed in your movie?

A: No! Definitely not. There were some reviews that said we oversimplified rocket science and 'dumbed it down'. That was intentional. During the initial discussions, Akshay Kumar was particular that even laymen should be able to understand the movie. Being an engineer myself, I could have easily made a jargon-filled movie that resembles a Hollywood flick. We had the terminology, I had done extensive research and had interviewed a lot of people; if we wanted an intellectual film we could have made it. But, if we had too complex dialogues not everybody would have understood it! The audience wouldn't be interested either. Whatever terminology that came our way, we only used it if the audience could understand it. I did not want to make a movie that a scientist will enjoy but a commoner cannot understand. Probably I would have loved to push in some more emotions, which I couldn't. Perhaps I will be able to remake the movie in Tamil at some point and then I will make that change.

Q: When are you planning to foray into South cinema?

A: I would love to make Kannada films and Tamil, definitely, because I grew up watching Tamil films. I am waiting for the right script.

Q: Have you decided your next project?

A: I will be remaking Kaththi. I had committed to remake Kaththi earlier itself and currently we're working on the script. After watching the Tamil movie, I had sent a message to Murugadoss sir saying, 'proud to be your assistant'. I love the social message in the movie. I would love to explore my aptitude for the commercial side, with this remake. Right now I have also begun writing the script for my next project, which will be yet another science fiction but again with human emotions.

Billed as an electrifying action entertainer, Ayogya, starring Vishal was planned for a release today everywhere until an unexpected last moment problem cropped up leading to the film not coming out in theatres. An official statement on the next release plans is awaited from Tagore Madhu’s Light House Movie Makers banner, who have produced the film. 

An official remake of the Jr. NTR’s Telugu blockbuster, Temper, Ayogya has been directed by debutant Venkat Mohan with Raashi Khanna as the female lead followed by Parthiepan, KS Ravikumar, Pooja Devariya, Yogi Babu, MS Baskar, Anand Raj, Sonia Agarwal among others in major supporting roles and music by Sam C. S.

Meanwhile, popular dubbing artiste Raveena S. R., who also made her debut as an actress in the critically acclaimed 2017 film, Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu, has dubbed for Raashi Khanna in Ayogya.

Raveena further went on to reveal that Ayogya marks her 75th film as a dubbing artiste for female leads and is a reunion for her with the film’s director, Venkat Mohan, who served as an assistant to director A. R. Murugadoss in ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s blockbuster, Kaththi.

Check out her tweet as well as a photograph she posted of herself posing with Ayogya director Venkat Mohan below:

Sivakarthikeyan's Mr Local, directed by M Rajesh is currently in the post-production stages that is scheduled to hit the screens on May 1. However, a section of media had recently reported that the film might be postponed to the third weekend of May, but an official word is yet to be made. Meanwhile, we now have an exciting piece of information that is sure to enthrall the audience.

This film has music scored by Hiphop Tamizha and there is going to be one interesting song in the album that has all the factors to become a blockbuster number. If our little birdie is to be believed, one of the songs in the album will be crooned by Sivakarthikeyan and Anirudh Ravichander and it is said to be an energetic dance number.

Sivakarthikeyan and Anirudh are two power house young talents and when they collaborate with one more energetic youngster like Hiphop Tamizha, we can be sure of the song's result. Anirudh and Hiphop Tamizha's last collaboration was in Kaththi with the song, Pakkam Vandhu that came in 2014. Since then, they haven't collaborated and this indeed lead to rumours claiming that the two music composers are in good terms.

However, if Anirudh happens to croon the song along with SK for Mr Local, then it will thrash the rumours. We would have to wait for an official word from the team. Bankrolled by Studio Green, Mr Local also has Nayanthara, Sathish, Radikaa Sarathkumar in the star cast. 

As Vijay’s Sarkar’s Teaser is expected to release by 6pm Vijay’s fans are eagerly awaiting to know what Ilayathalapathy teaser is going to offer. The film has created a huge hype among fans as to how different the film is going to be . This film will mark the third time Vijay and AR Murugadoss will join hands, the film is all set to release on Diwali.

However there seems to be a common connect between Vijay's earlier flick Kaththi and  Sarkar. The Running time for both the teasers is speculated the same at 1 min 30 sec.

Kaththi was a blockbuster success in the box office and was released during Diwali in 2014. Vijay fans are expecting a similar success with Sarkar as well. The audio which was launched on OCT 2 received a great response and songs such as Top Tucker have topped the charts

Thalapathy Vijay's 62nd film Sarkar which is being directed by A.R.Murugadoss is hitting the screens this Diwali. Keerthy Suresh, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar and Yogi Babu play pivotal roles in this film.

The Audio Launch of the film happened recently in the city and fans went crazy especially when Thalapathy Vijay is on the mic. Music Maestro A.R.Rahman  handles the music department in this film.

Sarkar had already broken a record by gaining more than 50 million views for the album consisting of 5 songs. The lyrics for this film is penned by Vivek.

Short'ah sollanumna!#SarkarKondattam #Sarkar pic.twitter.com/7OOSwDntF2

— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) October 16, 2018

A song named Toptucker has got 8.1 million views and the lyrics have a Thuppakki and Kaththi connect. Lyricist Vivek posted a tweet on his official twitter account

‘KNIFE’ ah thottavan flat-ah
Mudikkiren neat-ah
Loaded ‘GUN’-nula thoatta

That #Kaththi #Thuppaaki connect
In #Sarkar Lyrics for ‘The Special’ @actorvijay Sir - @ARMurugadoss Sir combo#TopTuckeru @arrahman Sir Special. #SarkarTeaser from tomorrow oiii¿½i¿½ii¿½i¿½iii¿½i¿½ii¿½i¿½iii¿½i¿½ii¿½i¿½oiii¿½i¿½ii¿½i¿½iii¿½i¿½ii¿½i¿½iii¿½i¿½ii¿½i¿½ pic.twitter.com/n8ubWuifB4

— Vivek Lyricist (@Lyricist_Vivek) October 18, 2018

Sarkar is hitting the screens this Diwali where it is one of the most anticipated films of this year. People and fans are eagerly waiting for it where Thalapathy Vijay is on a Political satire after a long nap. Let's keep our fingers crossed and wait for a Blasting Diwali!

Thalapathy Vijay’s upcoming movie Sarkar is gearing up for its gigantic Diwali release. The makers made a ground-breaking announcement this morning that the Teaser of this highly-anticipated Political entertainer will be out on 19th October, next Friday at 6 pm.

The music is composed by A. R. Rahman, songs which met the internet last week is already topping the charts. This film is directed by A. R. Murugadoss who has earlier worked with actor Vijay in Thuppakki which came out for Diwali 2012 and in Kaththi which was released for Diwali 2014.

It is to be noted that the trailer of Kaththi was unveiled on 19th October 2014 at 6 pm. And now, coincidentally, the actor-director duo’s Sarkar teaser is coming out on the same date this year. It is indeed a celebration moment for the fans.

As with any Vijay film, Thalapathy 62 being directed by A. R. Murugadoss under the Sun Pictures banner has left many quite excited.

Being produced by Sun Pictures, Vijay 62 will feature Keerthy Suresh as the female lead with music by Academy Award-winning composer A. R. Rahman.

Meanwhile, filming on Thalapathy 62 has been going on around the outskirts of Chennai on a set erected by T. Santhanam for the past few days with reports stating the current schedule, a short one, has been wrapped up with a song also being canned.

Apparently, the Vijay 62 team is next planning to head to Kolkata for nearly a 3 week long schedule where important sequences will be shot. It must be noted Vijay’s previous film with A. R. Murugadoss, the 2014 blockbuster Kaththi, also had few important scenes shot in the City of Joy. 

Plot details are kept under tight wraps for Thalapathy 62, which is eyeing a Diwali release later this year.