Cast

Credited cast:
	Sivakarthikeyan	...	Sivakarthikeyan
	Sri Divya	...	Sri Divya
	Prabhu	...	Prabhu
	Manobala	...	Manobala
	Imman Annachi	...	Imman Annachi

Storyline

Soon after the release and successful opening of Ethir Neechal (2013), the team of that film including producer Dhanush, director Senthilkumar, music composer Anirudh Ravichander and actor Sivakarthikeyan announced that they would collaborate again for another venture. Pattukkottai Prabakar was selected to write the screenplay of the film. The film was rumored to be titled Kaaki Sattai, but Senthilkumar revealed that the film would be titled Taana, with Sivakarthikeyan portraying a police officer. But the makers reverted back to Kaaki Sattai as they felt that Taana might not have a great reach in the B and C centers. Since Sivakarthikeyan played a cop, Kaaki Sattai seemed apt.


The team held talks with Nazriya Nazim and briefly signed Amala Paul as heroine, before she opted out. Sri Divya, seen opposite Sivakarthikeyan in Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), was consequently signed on to play the lead female role. On 19 April 2014, actress Vidyullekha Raman informed that she would be a part of the project.[ Actor Imman Annachi and Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz were roped in to play important roles. 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. On August 2014, it was confirmed that veteran actor Prabhu Ganesan was added to the cast in April 2014. Actor-director Manobala was selected to play a supporting role, which he confirmed on his Twitter page.


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Anirudh Ravichander composes the music for the film. The soundtrack album consists of 5 tracks.   

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