Kaththi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kaththi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
AR Murugadoss
Produced by
Ay Ayngaran ngaran International Lyca Productions
Written by
AR Murugadoss
Starring
Vijay Samantha Ruth Prabhu Neil Nitin Mukesh Tota To ta Roy ho!dhury Sathish
Music by
Anirudh Ra"ichander
Cinematography
#eorge $ %illiams
Edited by
A$ Sreekar Prasad
Production
Ay Ayngaran ngaran International
company
Lyca Productions
Distributed by
Ayngaran ngaran International Ay &ros Internat International ional '()
Release dates
*ctober ++, +-(.
Running time
(/0 minutes
Country
India
Language
Tamil 1-- million23S4(( million5'+)
Budget Kaththi (English: (English:
The Knife) is a 2014 Indian amil amil action thriller film film !ritten and directed "y #$ "y #$
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#t a a 3olkata 3olkata prison, prison, 3athiresan A3aththiA (iay (iay), ), a petty criminal, helps the police capt&re an escaping prisoner i.ek ;aneree (ota ( ota $oy -ho!dh&ry), -ho!dh&ry), "&t he himself escapes after!ards' Be goes to to -hennai -hennai and and decides to escape to;angkok to;angkok !ith !ith his friend and fello!Ccriminal $a.i (*athish (*athish)' )' Bo!e.er, he drops this plan after meeting and falling in lo.e !ith #nkitha (*amantha (*amantha $&th +ra"h&) +ra"h&) at the airport, !ho d&pes him into "elie.ing that she !ants to marry him after realising that he is ha.ing a cr&sh on her' ater, 3athiresan( 3athiresan(iay iay)) and $a.i(*athish $a.i(*athish)) notice a man !ho resem"les 3athiresan named ee.anandam Aee.aA(iay Aee.aA( iay), ), "eing shot "y a gro&p gr o&p of th&gs' hey admit him to hospital, follo!ing !hich 3athiresan decides to impersonate the in&red ee.anandam to escape from the police' 6nder the name of his hisdoppelgDnger doppelgDnger , 3athiresan and $a.i enter an oldCage home r&n "y ee.anandam !ith the aim of collecting 2 lakhs (!hich is meant for the inmates of home of the oldCage home) for their ;angkok trip, &ntil & ntil he learns a"o&t his doppelgDnger/s mission' ee.anandam is a comm&nist comm&nist ideolog&e ideolog&e and a postCgrad&ate in in hydrology hydrology from from the arid .illage of hanooth& in ir&nel.eli district !ho district !ho had disco.ered gro&nd!ater &nder &nder some lands of the .illage !hich co&ld "e &sed as an irrigation so&rce not only for the .illage, "&t for the entire ir&nel.eli district and the neigh"o&ring hooth&k&di district as district district as !ell' ;&t, an %%- o!ned o!ned "y -hirag (eil (eil itin %&kesh)) cheated the .illagers into gi.ing their lands for the constr&ction of a factory'ee.anandam %&kesh !as arrested "y the police and the si> .illagers as for con.ince the iss&e !ith media and release of ee.anandham attempt mass s&icide' n learning of the plight of ee.anandam and the .illagers, 3athiresan decides to fight for their ca&se !hile still &nder the name of ee.anandam' he people of the old home and 3athiresan go to the &ry and try to con.ince him to go in fa.o&r of them, "&t 3athiresan starts stating r&les and scares the main &ry person (!hom -hirag had "ri"ed)' 3athiresan then sends a person (disg&ised as a hairdresser) to -hirag and makes him lay a fingerprint on -hirag/s neck' #fter that -hirag sends 0 men to kill 3athiresan "&t he soon defeats them &sing the coins the .illagers ga.e g a.e !hen he !as attending a ceremony for him' %ean!hile, the real ee.anandam gains conscio&sness and finds himself in the 3olkata prison !here 3athiresan !as locked &p' With the help of i.ek, !ho has heard his story and has plans to kill 3athiresan in re.enge for getting him ca&ght and thro!n "ack into prison, he soon escapes along !ith i.ek/s henchmen'
ot kno!ing that ee.anandam and i.ek/s henchmen are headed for -hennai, 3athiresan makes efforts to con.ince the media to "ring the plight of the .illagers to national conscio&sness, "&t the media is not interested as they feel that it is not a sensational ne!s' # fe! days later, at the %adras Bigh -o&rt, -o&rt, the &dge declares the .erdict in fa.o&r of ee.anandam and the .illagers, "&t adds that -hirag(eil -hirag( eil itin %&kesh) %&kesh) has claimed that certain .illagers !ho are !orking a"road ha.e sho!n their s&pport for the factory' If they cannot pro.e that their s&pport !as faked "y -hirag(eil -hirag( eil itin %&kesh)) !ithin the ne>t days, the .erdict !ill then go in fa.o&r of -hirag(eil %&kesh -hirag( eil itin %&kesh) %&kesh) and the .illagers !ill lose their lands' *ince the .illagers, !ho ha.e denied s&pporting the factory, are a"road and cannot come to -hennai !ithin days to re"&t -hirag/s claims as their passports are held "y their contractors, and the .erdict is to "e decided !ithin days, 3athiresan decides to take drastic meas&res to sensationalise the iss&e' Be, #nkitha(*amantha #nkitha(*amantha $&th +ra"h&),$a.i( +ra"h&),$a.i(*athish *athish)) and the inmates of the oldCage home "lock !ater s&pply to -hennai "y sitting on the pipelines !hich carry !ater to -hennai from lakes' With the plight of the -hennaites d&e to no !ater s&pply ha.ing gained national attention, 3athiresan comes o&t of the pipeline after a fe! days and highlights the .illagers/ plight in an emotionallyCcharged e motionallyCcharged speech to the media, !hich is telecast nation!ide and mo.es many people' ;y no!, 3athiresan has disco.ered that ee.anandam has escaped and is searching for him' %ean!hile, ee.anandam and i.ek/s henchmen reach -hennai, "&t ee.anandam is soon kidnapped "y -hirag/s henchmen' While in -hirag/s c&stody, he sees 3athiresan/s speech on tele.ision and is mo.ed "y the efforts made "y his doppelgDnger to help the .illagers' n the night "efore the .erdict, 3athiresan/s "l&ff is e>posed, "&t 3athiresan ass&res the old men that he is gen&inely interested in their ca&se, that ee.anandam is ali.e and that he !ill resc&e ee.anandam from -hirag(eil -hirag(eil itin %&kesh) %&kesh) and hand him "ack o.er to the .illagers !ith the ass&rance of a positi.e .erdict' 3athiresan goes to -hirag/s office, !here ee.anandam is "eing held' Be resc&es ee.anandam and fights -hirag and his henchmen, killing -hirag in the process' he ne>t day, the .erdict is declared in fa.o&r of ee.anandam and the .illagers' 3athiresan, despite his efforts to th!art -hirag (eil (eil itin %&kesh) %&kesh) and the %%-,, does not take part in the ens&ing cele"rations o.er the .erdict and instead s&rrenders to the police and ret&rns to the 3olkata prison, "&t not "efore promising #nkitha(*amantha #nkitha(*amantha $&th +ra"h&),!ho +ra"h&),!ho has no! fallen in lo.e !ith him, that he !ill marry her once he is released'
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*amantha $&th +ra"h& as +ra"h& as #nkitha
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ota $oy -ho!dh&ry as -ho!dh&ry as i.ek ;aneree
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*athish as *athish as $a.i*eth&
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&.ina +artha.i as +artha.i as #nkitha/s niece
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*&dip %&kheree as %&kheree as 3olkata +olice Inspector
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$&pesh &pta
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eera *anthanam
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*reerag am"iar
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amiko ;ro!nlee as ennifer
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Elisa"eth +' -arpenter -arpenter as 3atherine
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#$ %&r&gadoss %&r&gadoss in a cameo appearance
Production7edit edit99 Development7edit edit99 7<97=9 =9 In 2012, it !as reported that %&r&gadoss and iay !o&ld !ork together again' 7<97 %&r&gadoss 7?9 confirmed the same on his !itter page' page' #ccording to so&rces, the film !as not a seG&el 7<9 to Thuppakki ' #yngaran #yngaran International and International and yca +rod&ctions +rod&ctions !ere confirmed to "e the prod&cers
and distri"&tors of the film' 7@9%&r&gadoss replaced his &s&al m&sic director Barris ayara !ith ayara !ith #nir&dh #nir&dh $a.ichander and and signed eorge -' Williams as Williams as the cinematographer, !ho had filmedRaja Rani (2018) !hich !as prod&ced "y %&r&gadoss himself' 7109 #rt director alg&di ' Ilayaraa, !ho had !on the ational Film #!ard for ;est +rod&ction 5esignin 5esign in Vishwaroopam (2018), !as selected to handle the art direction direction for the film'7119 he film !as earlier r&mored to "e titled as Dheeran'7129 #nother #nother potential title for the film !as Vaal '7189 In %arch 2014, %&r&gadoss confirmed that the film !o&ld "e titled Kaththi and and that it !as sched&led to "e released on on 5i!ali 5i!ali''7149
Casting7edit edit99 In *eptem"er 2018, *amantha $&th +ra"h& !as +ra"h& !as selected as the lead female lead'719 ;engali actor ota $oy -ho!dh&ry !as -ho!dh&ry !as signed for portraying the antagonist role, an international gangster named i.ek ;aneree'71<9 In %arch 2014, 2014, ;olly!ood ;olly!ood actor eil itin %&kesh %&kesh !as selected to "e a part of his proect, there"y making his de"&t in amil cinema thor&gh cinema thor&gh the film' %&r&gadoss also stated that iay !o&ld play a d&al role'71=9 *athish *athish !as !as chosen to play a s&pporting role'71?9 *ayai 7149
*hinde and *&""& +anch& !ere *hinde and +anch& !ere selected to play pi.otal roles in the film' eil !as inspired "y his look in his de"&t film, Johnny Gaddaar (200=)' Be descri"ed his character as one !ho does not Afight the hero !ith physical po!er, "&t !ith intelligenceA' 71@9 Be learned amil amil for 7209 his role, as he did not !ant to speak his dialog&es !itho&t &nderstanding their meaning' eil had lost !eight for the role and modelled his looks to "e along the lines of ;rad +itt +itt and and 5a.id ;eckham' ;eckham' 7219
Filming7edit edit99 he film !as la&nched in in 3olkata 3olkata on on 8 Fe"r&ary 2014 "y its prod&cers #yngaran prod&cers #yngaran International !ith International !ith a 72297289 289 pooa ceremony in front of the 3alighat 3ali emple, emple, after !hichprincipal !hichprincipal photography "egan' photography "egan'72297 he 7249729 72497 29 first sched&le of filming !as done on o n 3olkata and and Bydera"ad Bydera"ad'' In "et!een, %&r&gadoss, took a "reak to promote his then &pcoming &pcoming ;olly!ood ;olly!ood film, film, Holiday: A oldier !s "ever #ff Duty (2014), (2014), the Bindi the Bindi remake remake of Thuppakki (2012) (2012)''72<9 he film !as then shot in +&shpa gardens in-hennai in-hennai,, !here a h&ge set !hich costed aro&nd aro&nd 12' million (6*H200,000) !as erected and most of the the 72=9
indoor scenes !ere completed in this set' *hooting contin&ed for a 40 day long sched&le in and
aro&nd the city' ;y &ly 2014, <0 of the shooting had "een completed and the team shot a fe! scenes in 3adapa 3adapa''72?9he final leg of the film "egan on 1 #&g&st 2014 at -hennai' 72@9 In late #&g&st 2014, 1 days of filming, incl&ding patchC!ork and a fe! fight seG&ences, remained' 7809 Filming mo.ed "ack to Bydera"ad !here the rest of the fight seG&ences !ere canned' 7819 n 1 *eptem"er 2014, the second half of the film !as nearly completed' 7829 #dditional filming took place at the -hennai -entral rail!ay station' the station '7889 n 4 *eptem"er 2014, eil itin %&kesh d&""ed %&kesh d&""ed in amil himself for his role and completed his d&""ing portions for the first half of the film' 7849 he clima> 789 78<9 seG&ences !ere100 shot in ellore ellore on on 28 *eptem"er 2014' he song A*elfie !as!as shotcompleted in %&m"ai' #"o&t dancers participated in the song seG&ence' Filming of+&llaA the song on 80 *eptem"er 2014, !ith the filming of the entire mo.ie also "eing completed as a res<' 78=9
he so&ndtrack al"&m and "ackgro&nd score !ere composed "y #nir&dh "y #nir&dh $a.ichander ' he so&ndtrack al"&m consists of se.en tracks' 78?9 he a&dio la&nch took place on 1? *eptem"er 2014, at the eela +alace Botel in -hennai' 78@9
Release7edit edit99 aya p&rchased the satellite rights' 7409 *hi"& of hameens Films promoted and distri"&ted the film in in 3erala 3erala''7419 he theatrical rights in ir&chirappalli ir&chirappalli and andhana.&r hana.&r !ere !ere sold to ' *i.a' 7429 +rod&cer 7489 agore %adh& "o&ght the film/s el&g& d&""ing rights' %% %edia, pre.io&sly kno!n as 3 %edia, acG&ired the film/s theatrical rights in the 6*# 6*#''7449 he film released !orld!ide on 22 cto"er 2014' 749
Marketing7edit9 he first look motion poster teaser of Kaththi !as !as released on 22 &ne 2014 on iay/s "irthday'74<9 It crossed 2 million .ie!s on o&&"e o&&"e''74=9 he motion poster teaser sho!ed iay playing the role of a 74?974@9 4@9 yo&th acti.ist named 3athiresan and that he heads a yo&th "rigade' 74?97 !o promotional posters 709719 7097 19 !ere released on 22 #&g&st 2014' ne of the posters sho!ed a still feat&ring the lead pair and the other had iay sporting the typical angry yo&ng man look' 729 he posters fetched positi.e 729789 89 feed"ack from fans and trended on social net!orking sites follo!ing their release' 7297 o promote the song A*elfie +&llaA, #nir&dh started a selfie contest online, !here fans !ere asked to post a selfie !ith the film/s poster in the "ackgro&nd' 749 # # .ideo of of the making of a song seG&ence seG&ence shot at the -hennai International #irport !as the #irport !as released on o&&"e o&&"e on 1 *eptem"er 2014' 79 # still feat&ring iay in the song A+akkam anth&A s&rro&nded "y dance artistes, each of !hom played different instr&ments, !as released on ? cto"er 2014' 7<9 # 40Csecond song teaser of A#athiA feat&ring iay iay and *amantha *amantha !as !as released on 1= cto"er 2014' 7=9 he song teaser of A*elfie +&llaA !as released on 1? cto"er 2014'7?9 he official teaser !as &n.eiled at the a&dio la&nch of the film' 7@9 (ehindwoods stated in its teaser re.ie!, A*heer %ass is the !ordJA 7<09 i.edita %ishra of the Hindustan Times !rote, AItKs po!erf&l and gripping, synthetic yet elemental: !itho&t do&"t, one of the "est for a crime thriller'A7<19 !ndia)lit* , in its teaser re.ie!, asserted, Ahe 8<0 degree camera spin !ith the "om"astic ;% of #nir&dhL is s&re to gi.e goose"&mps to the fans of iay'A7<29 he teaser crossed 1 million .ie!s 2 days after its release' 7<89 It crossed 2 million .ie!s in 8 !eeks'7<49 he official trailer of the film !as released on 1@ cto"er 2014' he trailer crossed 1 million .ie!s !ithin a day and had gone .iral after its release' 7<9
Plagiarism allegations7edit edit99 he 41Csecondcampaign firstClook motion poster thene!spaper, film dre! comparisons !ith the pop&lar min&teClong ad.ertisement r&n "y a &rkish ne!spaper, a+ah, to anno&nce their distri"&tion of
the "ew ,ork Times as a s&pplement' he original ad.ertisement feat&res iconic images of the cities the of e! o ork rk and and Istan"&l Istan"&l,, designed &sing ne!s articles and headlines from the ne!spaper to sho! the t!o cities in the form of ne!spaper clippings' he motion poster of the film sho!ed prominent places in in -hennai -hennai and and the entire city itself in the form of ne!spaper clippings and headlines, &st like the ad.ertisement campaign, !itho&t an ackno!ledgement to the makers of the original' 7<<97<=9 %in&r opi filed a case against %&r&gadoss, claiming that the plot of the film !as copied from his no.el $ootha Kudi ' $esponding to the iss&e, %&r&gadoss said that he !as neither a!are of %in&r 7<?9 nor that his !asreG&ested a copy, f&rther citing allegation as a tactic the plaintiff to 2014, garnerthe free p&"licity' Be,story in t&rn, the co&rt tothe dismiss the petition' In"y late *eptem"er co&rt 7<@9 declared the case in %&r&gadoss/s fa.o&r citing lack of proper e.idence fo&nd against him'
Business link allegations7edit9 *&"askaran #lliraah, chairman of yca %o"iles, !hose company yca +rod&ctions coCprod&ces the film along !ith !ith #yngaran #yngaran International, International, !as claimed to ha.e had "&siness links !ith the +resident of *ri anka, anka, %ahinda $aapaksa' $aapaksa' %&r&gadoss and 3ar&namoorthy of #yngaran International met proC Eelam leaders M +' ed&maran, ed&maran, director *eeman *eeman and and id&thalai -hir&thaigal 3atchiKs (-3) hol' hir&ma.ala.an M hir&ma.ala.an M to e>plain their position regarding the allegation, "&t the talks pro.ed to "e inconcl&si.e at that time'7=09 # collecti.e of fo&r st&dent "odies M %aatram %aana.ar Ilaiyor Iyakkam, Free amil amil Eelam *t&dents rganisation, amil amil o&th o&th and *t&dents association and +rogressi.e *t&dents Front M in amil ad& called ad& called for a "an the film, stating the film promoted the economic and a nd political interests of *ri anka' anka' he st&dents !ere !illing to reconsider their position on the film, if yca +rod&ctions formally !ithdre! as prod&cer'7=19 In #&g&st 2014, directors *eeman *eeman and ikraman ikraman sho!ed sho!ed s&pport for the film' 7=297=89 5espite clarifications, as many as < amil amil gro&ps came together to oppose the film, leading to spec&lations regarding yca stepping do!n as prod&cer, there"y handing the reins to another prod&ction gro&p'7=497=9 3ar&namoorthy, ho!e.er, ho!e.er, again denied that #lliraah had "&siness links !ith either %ahinda $aapaksa or his family in any !ay, f&rther saying that a press meet !o&ld "e held !here all do&"ts and s&spicions regarding yca +rod&ctions !o&ld "e clarified and that the film !o&ld "e released &nder the yca +rod&ctions "anner '7=<9 #s per 3ar&namoorthy/s statement, statement, a press meet meet !as held on 1< *eptem"er 2014, !here the .iceC chairman of yca +rod&ctions, +remananthan *i.asamy, *&"askaran and 3ar&namoorthy !ere present' # statement !ith a detailed clarification !as sho!n in !hich it !as mentioned that yca did not ha.e any "&siness links !ith $aapaksa or anyone else related to him, there"y confirming the planned release of the film on 5i!ali' 7==9
Critical reception7edit9 Kaththi opened opened to positi.e re.ie!s from critics'7=?9 (ehindwoods ga.e 8 o&t of and stated A%&r&gadoss deli.ers a strong commercial mo.ie !ith a nice social angle, in tr&e tr&e iay iay styleA' styleA'7=@9 !fli%k* ga.e ga.e 8'8 stars o&t of stars and o.er .ie!ed that
A/3aththi/ is .ery sharp and hits yo& !ith indigesti"le facts' iay and and #$ #$ %&r&gadoss create %&r&gadoss create a 7?09 different kind of magic this time aro&ndA' ify ga.e 4 o&t of and stated the mo.ie is a !ell made entertainer !ith a po!erf&l message' 7?19 %' *&ganth of The Times #f !ndia ga.e 8'? o&t of and !rote A/3aththi/ !ill definitely "e picked &p "y a "ig ;olly!ood star for a remake'For, the knife !hich !as "ang on target' 7?29 !nternational (usiness Times ga.e 4 o&t of and stated A3aththiA is a messageCoriented and highly entertaining commercial mo.ie'7?89 *'*aras!athi of Rediff stated A3aththi entertains !ith a messageA and rated 4 as !ell'7?49 !ndia)lit* said said A# .ery sharp solid commercial entertainer mo.ie packaged "y iay iay and and #$ #$ %&r&gadoss %&r&gadoss and rated 8'2 stars o&t of 7?9TruthDrive said Athe mo.ie has recei.ed
a grande&r response from the a&dienceA and stated Aiay A iay does does &stice to his role as !e can clearly
disting&ish the different roles he is enacting and rated 4 as !ellA 7?<9-inemalead'com stated Athe knife shines on "oth the sidesA and a nd rated 8'?' 7?=9
Box office7edit edit99 edit99 India7edit had the "iggest opening for a *o&th Indian film as on the opening day, the film netted Kaththi had 7??9
aro&nd 12 million (6*H2'0 million) million) amil mil ad& alone' Itgrossed aro&nd million (6*H8'= million) !ord!ide !ord!ide on in itsa opening dayalone and' =10' million (6*H1128? (6*H11 million) !orld!ide !orld!ide in 7?@9 its e>tended fi.eCday !eekend' In -hennai city alone, the film netted 80'10 million (6*H4=0,000) in the first !eek !ith an a.erage theatre occ&pancy of @= and stood in the first position' 7@09 he second !eek !itnessed an occ&pancy occ&pancy of ? in the city and netted aro&nd 8'24 7@19 million (6*H?40,000)' he film film took a !orld!ide distri"&tor distri"&tor share of <20 million(6*H@'= million) million) in &st 11 days'7@29 he film still stood at the n&m"er one position in -hennai "y the third !eek res<ing in a total collection of <='@? million(6*H1'1 million(6*H1'1 million)'7@89 Kaththi reached reached the 1 "illion (6*H1< (6*H1< million) mark mark in 12 days of its release'7@49 he film !as "o&ght
for a record price in 3arnataka "y " y a leading distri"&tor, and opened !ell at the "o>Coffice there' he film collected collected aro&nd 8<0 million (6*H'= million) million) in a amil mil ad&, ad&, 0 million million (6*H=@0,000) in 7@9 3arnataka and million(6*H?<0,000) million(6*H?<0,000) in 3erala in fi.e days' #fter a long r&n for @ !eeks at the -hennai "o> office, office, the film netted aro&nd =?'2@ million (6*H1'2 million), million), the second highest fig&re 7@<9 among amil films'
Overseas7edit edit99 he film earned H142,?0 in its 6*# premiere and also "ecame the "iggest opener for a film starring iay iay''7@=97@?9 In France, Kaththi opened opened !ith a"o&t 8'1 million(6*H4@,000) million(6*H4@,000) !hich is a ne! record for an Indian film' he distri"&tor Ayn)aran !nternational stated stated that Kaththi had had the "iggest opening for a amil amil film in 63 since it released in o.er =0 screens there and also topped the !eekend "o> office in %alaysia' It also has set ne! records in *ingapore grossing o.er H201,40?' 7@@9 Kaththi created created a ne! record in the 6nited *tates "y emerging as the first film starring neither of
$ainikanth or 3amal Baasan to s&rpass H400,000' he film later minted H<00,000 at the 6* "o> office' It "ecame the highest grossing amil amil film of 2014 "y s&rpassing the earnings of Ko%hadaiiyaan in 6*'71009 Kaththi has has performed e>ceptionally !ell at the 63 "o> office and the film has grossed N81@,810 in
12 days' #ccording to reports, the film has s&rpassed 3amal Baasan/s Dasavatharam and Vishwaroopam and has taken the third spot in the list of highest Baasan/s grossing amil amil films in 63 after $ainikanth/s -nthiran and and ivaji ' In #&stralia, Kaththi collected collected H1<0,?@0 and has s&rpassed the opening !eekend collection of Ko%hadaiyaan (H11@,@=) and Anjaan and Anjaan (H10=,018) for 2014' he film had a life time "&siness of o.er #H1@4,841 in #&stralia and 7101971029 1029 "ecame the highest grossing a amil mil film of the year there' 710197 Kaththi has has minted appro>imately H1'?< million in %alaysia and has emerged as the third highest high est grossing amil amil film of all time only ne>t to -nthiran and ivaji ' he film has s&rpassed the total collections of Thuppakki and and in)am !! , !hich had earned H1'=? million and H1'=8 million respecti.ely'71089