Kaithi Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Genre | Action Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Thriller |
| Release date | 25 October 2019 |
| Running time | 2hr 26min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Karthi Narain Arjun Das |
| Directed by | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
| Written by | Lokesh Kanagaraj Pon Parthiban |
| Produced by | S. R. Prakashbabu S. R. Prabhu Thiruppur Vivek |
| Cinematography by | Sathyan Sooryan |
| Edited by | Philomin Raj |
| Music by | Sam C. S. |
| Production Company | Dream Warrior Pictures Vivekananda Pictures |
| Distributor | Dream Warrior Pictures |
Kaithi Movie Cast & Characters:
- Karthi as Dilli
- Narain as Inspector Bejoy
- Arjun Das as Anbu Das
- George Maryan as Constable Napoleon
- Harish Uthaman as Adaikalam
- Dheena as Kaamaatchi
- Baby Monica as Amudha, Dilli’s daughter
- Ramana as Tips
- Amjath as Ram
- Kanna Ravi as Ajaz Ahmed / Sampath
- Hareesh Peradi as Stephen Raj
- Arun Alexander as Paalpaandi
- Vatsan Chakravarthi as Ajay
- Udayaraj as a college student
- Kishore Rajkumar as Ashok, a college student
- Lallu as Chittu, a college student
- Deepthi as Thamizh, college student
- Krishnamoorthi as K. Venkat
- Malavika Avinash as Nalini, Probation officer (uncredited)
- Chetan as Dr. Amudhan (uncredited)
- R. N. R. Manohar as an IG (uncredited)
Storyline:
In the film, a recently released prisoner races against time to drive poisoned cops to a hospital in exchange for meeting his daughter while evading criminals chasing him.
Kaithi Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹25 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹ 105 crore |
About Kaithi Movie:
Kaithi serves as the first installment in the planned Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). In June 2022, Lokesh stated that the film was interlinked with the Kamal Haasan-starrer Vikram (2022).
Lokesh initially worked on two scripts after the success of Maanagaram (2017), which he scrapped working on due to issues regarding the extensive research and casting process, until he came up with a news article about an ex-prisoner’s life.
He initially wanted Mansoor Ali Khan to play the lead role, but during the writing process, Karthi was demanded to play the lead, with the scale of the budget being increased further.
Principal photography began in December 2018, and was completed by August 2019. The film was entirely shot at night, without any daytime sequences taking place during the shoot.
It is a songless film, with the background score being composed by Sam C. S. The cinematography and editing were handled by Sathyan Sooryan and Philomin Raj, respectively.
Following its acquisition by Aha, Khaidi(Telugu) premiered exclusively on their platform on 15 February 2020.
In February 2020, Madhu Mantena and Reliance Entertainment bought the rights for the Hindi remake of the film. Ajay Devgn was signed to play the lead role.
Kaithi was released on October 25, 2019, ahead of the Diwali festival. It opened to positive reviews from critics. Following the positive reception, the film became a box-office success, grossing ₹105 crore. The film was further selected for official screening at the International Indian Film Festival Toronto (IIFFT) in August 2020.
In March 2020, it was reported that the film will be remade in Kannada, with Shiva Rajkumar playing the lead role.
