Kaithi

Kaithi (2019) is a Tamil-language action thriller you can watch online on iFILM. The whole film unfolds across a single night, driven by one simple wish: Dilli, an ex-convict just out on parole, wants only to meet the daughter he has never seen.

On the way, fate hands him a wounded police officer and a massive haul of seized narcotics. A drug syndicate is hunting that cargo, ready to kill anyone in its path, and Dilli's only backup is a handful of poisoned cops, a green student manning the radio, and a truck that can't afford to stop. A silent ex-prisoner who dreamed of a quiet reunion ends up spending the night as the wall between the gang and a bled-out police station.

Lokesh Kanagaraj directs, with Karthi carrying the lead almost without dialogue, on sheer physicality and stare alone. The film deliberately drops the songs and romance that usually anchor Tamil cinema, running instead as a tight, clock-ticking real-time thriller. It later became the launch point for the director's own connected universe. Perfect for anyone who loves lean, sleepless action with no slack. Stream Kaithi (2019) online on iFILM.