Kaatru Veliyidai
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| Tamil | காற்று வெளியிடை |
| Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
| Produced by | Mani Ratnam |
| Written by | Mani Ratnam |
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Karthi Aditi Rao Hydari |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kaatru Veliyidai (English: In the breezy expanse) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action romance film written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. Featuring Karthi and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles, the film has music composed by A. R. Rahman and cinematography by Ravi Varman. Principal photography of the film commenced on 8 July 2016 in Ooty.
After shelving a multi-starrer project featuring Karthi and Dulquer Salmaan in the lead roles during December 2015, it was reported in the media that Mani Ratnam would instead work on a new film retaining Karthi as the lead actor and A. R. Rahman and Ravi Varman as the music composer and cinematographer, respectively. In February 2016, Karthi confirmed that he had signed on to play the lead role and would collaborate with the director twelve years after having worked with him as an assistant during the making of Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). Mani Ratnam requested Karthi to lose weight through the CrossFit programme and learn the basics of flying to portray the lead character of a pilot. He prepared for the role by understanding more about fighter pilots through a wing commander friend and analysed their typical fitness routine their body language. Karthi also was asked to sport a clean-shaven look as a part of his role, and did so for the first time in his acting career. The start of the film was delayed as the team wanted to wait for a better climate, before beginning the shoot in Kashmir, while the team also chose to wait for Karthi to finish his commitments for the production of Kaashmora (2016).Sai Pallavi successfully auditioned for the leading female role of a doctor in the project and was signed on to make her debut as a lead actress in the Tamil film industry through the project. However, in April 2016, Mani Ratnam later felt that the character had to be older and opted to leave Sai Pallavi out of the project, later replacing her with Aditi Rao Hydari. Hydari participated in Tamil lessons prior to the film's shoot, in order to improve her understanding of the script. She also worked in a hospital for a few days in order to get a better understanding of her role as a doctor.
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