Ilayathalapathy Vijay-Samantha starrer ‘Kaththi’ directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Lyca Productions is scheduled for release on the festive occasion of Diwali on October 22.

With the audio and the film’s teaser touching a great scale, the business circles are turning so crazy to bag the film’s theatrical rights in their own respective areas.

If what we heard from the close sources is believed to be true, then Cosmos Shiva, a leading distributor of South Tamil Nadu has acquired the theatrical rights of Kaththi for a unbelievable big price.

Meanwhile, the Trichy-Tanjore distribution rights of Kaththi has been sold to T Siva too. The negotiations for other key regions are still on and the makers of the film are expected to sell it very soon. On the other end, the last phase of the shooting of Kaththi is in progress. The filming is expected to complete in the next seven days.

The distribution rights of the Kerala have been acquired by none other than Shibu of Thameen Movies. It has been sold for a price, which is expected to be profitable for both the parties. Shibu, who had procured the Chennai rights of Vijay's Jilla recently, has distributed many films of the Illayathalapathy earlier.

AR Murugadoss has a tough task of finishing the post-production works at the earliest as the film is due for Diwali release. Kaththi, which has Samantha and Neil Nitin Mukesh in the key roles, has Anirudh Ravichander's music and George C Williams' cinematography. The film is produced by Lyca productions.