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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kaatteri
| image = Kaatteri movie poster.jpg
| caption = Kaatteri Movie Poster
| director = Deekay
| producer = [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]] [[S. R. Prabhu]]
| writer = Deekay
| starring = [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] [[Sonam Bajwa]] [[Aathmika]] [[Manali Rathod]]
| music = S. N. Prasad
| cinematography = [[P. S. Vinod]]
| editing = [[Praveen K. L.]]
| studio = [[Studio Green]]
| distributor = [[Dream Warrior Pictures]]
| released =
| runtime = 122 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross = 
| based_on =
}}

'''''Kaatteri''''' ({{translation|Forest Bogeyman}}, and also spelled '''Katteri''') is an upcoming Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy horror]] film written and directed by Deekay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com//movies/katteri/ET00082038?fbrefresh=1|title=Katteri Movie (2019) {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in|last=BookMyShow|website=BookMyShow|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> The film stars [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]], [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], [[Sonam Bajwa]] and [[Aathmika]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Kaatteri Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/kaatteri/movieshow/61987006.cms|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> The film has no songs and score is composed by S. N. Prasad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/060918/unpredictable-screenplay-is-kaatteri-highlight.html|title=Unpredictable screenplay is Kaatteri highlight|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2018-09-06|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> It is produced by [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]] under his production banner of [[Studio Green]].

== Cast ==

* [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] as Mahesh
* [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] as Bhumika
* [[Sonam Bajwa]] as Madhavi
* [[Aathmika]] as Pooja
* Manali Rathod
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
* [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]]
* [[Rajendran]]
* [[Ravi Mariya]]
* [[Mime Gopi]]
* [[John Vijay]]
* [[Lollu Sabha Manohar]]
* [[Chetan (actor)|Chetan]]

== Production ==
The [[principal photography]] of the film commenced around 20 April 2018, after the launch of the film in [[Chennai]].<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vaibhav-s-horror-comedy-kaatteri-starts-rolling-80553|title=Kaatteri starts rolling|website=www.thenewsminute.com|date=2 May 2018|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> The film initially speculated to cast four heroines in the female lead role including [[Oviya]], but Oviya was later replaced by Aathmika in the shoot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/250418/aathmika-replaces-oviya-in-kaatteri.html|title=Aathmika replaces Oviya in Kaatteri|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2018-04-25|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> However, the filmmakers managed to rope in [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], [[Sonam Bajwa]], Aathmika and Manali Rathod in the female prominent roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/varalaxmi-aathmika-sonam-and-manali-in-katteri/articleshow/63858231.cms|title=Varalaxmi, Aathmika, Sonam and Manali in Katteri - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> Telugu actor [[Aadi (actor)|Aadi]] was initially selected as lead actor however he later opted out and was replaced by Vaibhav.<ref>https://silverscreen.in/news/aadi-saikumar-thrilled-debut-kaatteri/</ref> It was revealed that most of the portions of the film were set in a jungle in Chennai and abroad, including the neighbourhood country [[Sri Lanka]] while most of the scenes of the film were apparent to have been shot during night time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vaibhav-s-katteri-to-be-shot-in-sri-lanka-news-tamil-sezlEhdedahjh.html|title=Vaibhav's 'Katteri', to be shot in Sri Lanka|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> The shooting of the film wrapped up in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vaibhavs-katteri-shoot-wrapped/articleshow/64539521.cms|title=Vaibhav's 'Katteri' shoot wrapped|date=11 June 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref>

==Music==
Soundtrack was composed by S. N. Prasad collaborating with director Deekay for second time after ''Yaamirukka Bayamey'' (2014).<ref>https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/katteri-songs-T0004868</ref> A single track titled "En Peru Enna Kelu" was released in June 2020.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsnyByvavl0</ref>
*En Per Enna - Jonita Gandhi, Maria Roe Vincent

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt7853250}}

[[Category:Upcoming films]]
[[Category:Upcoming Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films set in jungles]]

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