Mansoor Ali Khan would be Karthi in Kaithi Movie, Director Lokesh Kanagraj

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj sets a unique space in the Tamil film industry with Karthi's Kaithi: Maanagaram director Lokesh Kanagraj is all set for his second movie in Diwali Release. Lokesh Kanagaraj's composed speech reveals his keen intense passion for film making. Kaithi, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, joins hands with Dream Warrior Pictures and cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan for the second time after Maanagaram movie. Karthi, Narain Kumar, and George Maryan lead the content-driven action movie 'Kaithi', a story happening in a night.

Lokesh Kanagaraj opens up - My scripts faced many rejections: He tells that he is not a man of signing back to back films. However, right after the success of Maanagaram, Lokesh and Dream Warrior Pictures signed a deal immediately for their next big venture.

Lokesh started his scripting work and rejected many scripts in the middle of the process; Kaithi happened as a one-liner story from the newspaper after experimenting with many writings, the director laughs.

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Mansoor Ali Khan Became Karthi: I told the story to my friend's cum technical crew; It created excitement with all of us, which is 'Kaithi' now, Lokesh overwhelms with joy. Initially, I developed the story with Mansoor Ali Khan in mind, Lokesh politely tells. The movie became big when Karthi sir, entered; The final draft was rewritten for Karthi as Kaithi.

Lokesh pays gratitude to the Kaithi team: The director thanked Kaithi cast and crew for making it possible. Kaithi is an action-packed night story; It has never been possible without the lighting of Sathyan Sooryan and fights by stunt team.

Lokesh Kanagaraj's calm and career composed filming knowledge proves him as an upcoming and promising director in the industry. He says that the trailer reveals the action visuals of Kaithi, but the stuff is not a usual action flick as expected by the audience.

The character and action scenes in Kaithi connects with a flashback story; Kaithi takes away with emotion irrespective of its powerful action, Lokesh speaks about the plot finally.