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Kaththi

Kaththi

20147.22h 47m

Overview

Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.

Directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Written by A. R. Murugadoss, Pa. Vijay
Produced by K. Karunamoorthy, Allirajah Subaskaran
Box OfficeBudget: $1.6M0

Top Cast

Vijay

Vijay

Kathiresan / Jeevanandham

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Ankitha

Sathish

Sathish

Ravi

Neil Nitin Mukesh

Neil Nitin Mukesh

Shiraag

Tota Roy Chowdhury

Tota Roy Chowdhury

Vivek Banerjee

Yuvina Parthavi

Yuvina Parthavi

Ankitha's Niece

Sudip Mukherjee

Sudip Mukherjee

Kolkata Police Inspector

Jeeva Ravi

Jeeva Ravi

Collector

Rama

Rama

Jeeva's Mother

Rahul Thatha

Rahul Thatha

Themes & Keywords

villagefarmercorporate powerescaped prisoner

About Kaththi

Kaththi is a action, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of village, farmer, corporate power, escaped prisoner. Directed by A. R. Murugadoss, it stars Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sathish. Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.

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