Vijay is donning the lead role in the film Kaththi which is being directed by A R Murugadoss. Samantha is pairing with Vijay.

Anirudh is composing the music while George Williams is in charge of cinematography. Lyca Productions is producing the film.

Right from the beginning there were lots of controversies and protests because it was said that the producer of Kaththi has close ties with Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa.

Some of the organizations have been protesting that the film should not be released. The producer made it clear that he had no connections with Rajapaksa. In spite of this, some of the organizations wanted to ban this film.

At this juncture, the audio CD of the film was released recently. Vijay, A R Murugadoss, other cast and crew members participated in this function. In between Jaya TV has acquired the satellite rights of Kaththi. At a time when some of the organizations are protesting against this film, Jaya TV move has surprised one and all.

It seems like Jaya TV is in on a spree to snatch big movies. Recently, they have acquired the rights of the event of the decade 'I' audio launch and the post production work is currently happening in full swing to air the event on a special day.

Early this year, Sun TV had bagged the rights of Ajith's 'Veeram' and Vijay's 'Jilla' and this move from Jaya TV could be a masterstroke to keep both the biggies which is slated to release for Diwali. An official confirmation regards to the news is awaited, and kollyinsider will update you on this the very moment the news gets confirmed.