| Directed by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
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| Produced by | Dhanush P. Madhan (Release) |
| Written by | Pattukkottai Prabakar (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Pattukkottai Prabakar R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Story by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Starring | Sivakarthikeyan Sri Divya Vijay Raaz Prabhu Imman Annachi |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Cinematography | M. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
Production
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| Distributed by | Escape Artists Motion Pictures[1] |
Release dates
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Running time
| 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mathimaran (Sivakarthikeyan) is a police constable who only reports to work and goes home daily without contributing anything useful to the society as his boss, Inspector Sathyamurthy (Prabhu) doesn't want to get on the wrong side of the upper levels of the police, who are corrupt and politically influenced, and is also unwilling to rock the present system due to past experience. Mathimaran and his fellow policemen never get any cases as a result, much to his irritation.
Mathimaran falls in love with Divya (Sri Divya), who works as a nurse in a hospital, but hides his occupation from her as her family hates police officers. With her help, he finds out about an illegal organ donation racket orchestrated by Durai (Vijay Raaz), a politician, and Dr. Devasagayam (Yog Japee), who is the chairman of the hospital where Divya works. They capture sick and injured migrant workers from North India, make them brain dead by administering them carbon monoxide instead of oxygen and then harvest their organs which they sell abroad for huge amounts of money. This organ donation scam gives Mathimaran his first real case, and he takes it on with enthusiasm after Sathyamurthy and Durai's estranged father Singaperumal (Nagineedu) are killed in a bomb blast orchestrated by Durai.
Mathimaran first confronts Devasagayam, who commits suicide, but not before admitting his role in the scam and giving detailed information about it. He then decides to confront Durai and get him arrested, but the problem is there is not enough evidence against Durai except Devasagayam's word, and Devasagayam is dead. He tries to get more information about Durai's role in the scam incognito. Unfortunately, Durai soon finds out that Mathimaran is after him and a cat-and-mouse game begins between the two. In the process however, Mathimaran is suspended from duty as the police commissioner (Jeeva Ravi) is close to Durai. Undaunted, he manages to expose the scam and Durai's involvement in it to the media. But Durai wriggles out of arrest.
Mathimaran decides to finish off Durai to end the scam once and for all. He creates a ruckus during a felicitation function for Durai. In the chaos that ensues, he shoots Durai in the leg and gives him the same treatment which had been meted out to the North Indian workers: administering him carbon monoxide and then harvesting his organs after he is declared brain dead. In a cover-up, Durai's death is attributed to a terrorist attack. Mathimaran is eventually promoted to Inspector in reward for his efforts in thwarting the organ donation scam. He also gets accepted by Divya's family, despite being a police officer, and marries Divya.
Cast
- Siva Karthikeyan as Mathimaran Rathnavel
- Sri Divya as Divya
- Prabhu as Sathyamurthy
- Vijay Raaz as Durai Arasan
- Manobala as Jyothi Lingam / Hrithik Roshan
- Mayilsamy as Sankara Narayanan / Cyber Sanki / Sankiji Swamy
- Imman Annachi as Samarasam
- E. Ramdoss as Subramanian
- Yog Japee as Dr. Devasagayam
- Nagineedu as Singaperumal
- Kalpana as Meenakshi, Mathimaran's mother
- Jangiri Madhumitha as Call Girl
- Vidyullekha Raman as Divya's friend
- Suchithra Shivaraman as Mathimaran's sister
- Sujatha Sivakumar as Divya's mother
- Rail Ravi as Divya's father
- Yuvina Parthavi as Swetha, Divya's niece
- Jeeva Ravi as Commissioner
- Manohar
- Sampath Ram
- Besant Ravi as Ravi
- Raveendran
- Yogi Babu as Beggar
- Suryakanth
- Diwakar
- Singapore Deepan
- Douglas Moorthy
Production
Development
Soon after the release and success of Ethir Neechal (2013), the team of that film including producer Dhanush, director Durai Senthilkumar, music composer Anirudh Ravichander and actor Sivakarthikeyan announced that they would collaborate again for another venture.[3][4][5] Pattukkottai Prabakar was selected to write the screenplay of the film.[6] The film was initially titled Taana, but was changed to Kaaki Sattai after Kamal Haasan's 1985 film. In October 2014, the producers of Kamal Haasan's Kaakki Sattai were approached to obtain the rights for the title.[7] Senthilkumar revealed that he had written the script keeping Dhanush in the mind while working as an assistant director for Aadukalam (2011). He narrated the script to Dhanush but failed to materialise but later he changed the script to suit Siva's comedic timing.[8]
Casting
The team held talks with and briefly signed Amala Paul as heroine, before she opted out.[9][10][11] Sri Divya, seen opposite Sivakarthikeyan in Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), was consequently signed on to play the lead female role.[12] On 19 April 2014, actress Vidyullekha Raman revealed that she would be a part of the project.[13] Actor Imman Annachi and Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz were roped in to play important roles.[14] In June 2014, a newbie, Vinu Damodar, was selected to play a small but significant part in the film. His role was said to be a turning point in the protagonist's life.[15] In August 2014, it was confirmed that veteran actor Prabhu Ganesan was added to the cast in April 2014.[16] Actor-director Manobala was selected to play a supporting role, which he confirmed on his Twitter page.[17] The motion poster of the film was unveiled on 29 November 2014, which portrayed Sivakarthikeyan as a happy going man into an angry cop.
Filming
Principal photography began with a puja ceremony held on 6 March 2014.[18] The first schedule of the film's shoot began in March 2014 at a temple in Pammal near Pallavaram.[19] By April 2014, the movie completed 10 days shooting in an apartment in Mugappair and 'Semmozhi Poonga' in Cathedral Road, Chennai.[20] The team continued shooting in and around Chennai.[21] By June 2014, 40% of the movie had been completed and the second schedule began in Kerala.[22] Several sequences were shot at Binny Mills.[23] In July 2014, Sivakarthikeyan confirmed that 60% of the film was completed and the team would go to Norway to can two song sequences.[24][25] When asked about whether the movie would undergo a name change, he clarified that the production unit was thinking of various possibilities and that if a suitable title did not come up, Taana would be the title used.[24] As per Sivakarthikeyan's update, the team flew to Norway to can the song sequences from 1 September 2014 to 10 September 2014, which were choreographed by Sherif.[26] The shoot returned to Chennai on 15 September 2014.[27]
Soundtrack
| Kaaki Sattai | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Anirudh Ravichander | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Wunderbar Studios Divo | |||
| Producer | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| Anirudh Ravichander chronology | ||||
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Anirudh Ravichander composed seven tracks for the soundtrack of the film.[14]The album was launched at Radio Mirchi 98.3 on 12 December 2014, with the team opting to release the album to coincide with actor Rajinikanth's birthday. The album received positive reviews from critics, with Indiaglitz.com rating the album 3.75/5 and judging "Anirudh plays to his potential to continue his winning streak".[28] Meanwhile, Behindwoods rated the album 2.75/5, feeling that the "expectation from Anirudh is unfortunately way higher".[29]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kaaki Sattai Title" | Na. Muthukumar | Vishal Dadlani | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Kahal Kan Kattudhe" | Yugabharathi | Anirudh Ravichander, Shakthisree Gopalan, | 4:16 |
| 3. | "The Trooper Theme" | — | — | 0:55 |
| 4. | "I'm So Cool" | Arun Raja Kamraj | Anirudh Ravichander, Sivakarthikeyan | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Kaaki Sattai Theme Music" | — | — | 0:47 |
| 6. | "Kattikida" | Anthony Dassan | Anthony Dassan, M. M. Manasi, Durga, Anitha Karthikeyan | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Shake That" | Arun Raja Kamraj | Anirudh Ravichander, Brodha V | 3:00 |
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