Kaththi

Kaththi (English: The Knife) is a 2014 Indian Tamil action drama film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. The film stars Vijay in dual roles while Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Sathish play supporting roles. Anirudh Ravichander composed the film's soundtrack and score. Cinematography was done by George C. Williams and the film was edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. Lyca Productions and Ayngaran International bankrolled the venture and Eros International purchased the theatrical and audio rights for the film. The story revolves around the tale of Kathiresan and Jeevanantham who are lookalikes and focuses on the issue of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment. The film, which commenced filming in January 2014 in Kolkata, was released on 22 October 2014 worldwide, coinciding with the festival of Deepavali. Upon release, the film opened to mostly positive reviews from critics and was the highest grossing Tamil film of 2014.