Kaithi Trailer: Karthi starrer film promises to be a raw action thriller.

Touted to be an action thriller, Kaithi is helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj of Maanagaram fame, the trailer of the much-anticipated film has clocked more than 2.6 million views on YouTube so far. Speaking at the audio launch Karthi revealed that the film will be on the lines of Madras and Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru.

As per the trailer, which promises an intense action thriller, Karthi plays Dilli, an escaped life-convict on the run. As an escaped prisoner who was in jail for ten years, Dilli is now chased by a cop. The trailer shows that the film's story will unfold within a span of 48 hours. We also get to know that Dilli has a child and that he's never seen him/her for ten years. Later, we see a young girl waiting for someone to visit her. There are intense chase sequences with Karth driving a truck on the highway.

The film was initially aiming for a release on September 27, which got delayed due to post-production works and now the film is slated for Deepavali release this month alongside Bigil, and Sanga Thamizhan. Kaithi has been bankrolled jointly by SR Prakashbabu and SR Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures and co-produced by Tiruppur Vivek under the banner Vivekananda Pictures. The film's soundtrack is composed by Sam CS, with Philomin Raj handling the editing, and Sathyan Sooryan cranking the camera.