''Kaathadi'' ( Kite) is a 2018 Indian

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written and directed by

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. The film stars

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, and Baby Sathanya, with

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, and

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in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by newcomers Pavan and Deepan, the film began production during August 2015 and was released in India on 23 February 2018.

Cast

as Sakthi *

*Baby Sathanya as Anitha *

as Thuppakki *

as Kathiresan *

as Muruga *

as Karthavarayan *

as Seth *

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as House Owner *

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*Mukzeeth *

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as Anitha's mother *Bava Lakshmanan

Production

, a former participant on the reality show ''Naalaiya Iyakkunar'', began making his directorial debut film, ''Kaathadi'', during October 2014.

was signed on to play a police officer, while Avishek Karthik, previously seen in

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's ''

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'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2011), was selected to portray the lead actor. Dhanshika suggested the makers chose her for the role because of her height, and partook in the action scenes without a stunt double. The film began production in late 2014 and was revealed to be in post-production by October 2015. The movie was shot extensively in Chennai, Kerala and Yelagiri hills. During the shoot at Vagamon in Kerala, a group of drunkards came to the spot and briefly caused trouble before Dhanshika helped halt the issue. A long delay before the release of the film meant that two other films of Kalyaan, '' Katha Solla Porom'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2018), were released before ''Kaathadi''. Sai Dhanshika also gained further popularity between the end of production and the release of the film, following her appearance in the

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-starrer ''

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'' (2016). In between, she also worked on ''

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'' (2017), a film by Vicky Anand, who worked as an assistant to Kalyaan during the making of ''Kaathadi''.

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to

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Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by debutants R. Pavan and Deepan. The soundtrack was released on 3 June 2016 through Musik247.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 7235958 2018 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Telangana