Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (; also referred to as KTVI) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language independent satirical drama film written and directed by R. Parthiepan and produced by K. Chandramohan and independent producer, Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar. The project stars an all-new cast along with several experienced actors in cameo roles and becomes Parthiepan's first directorial film in which he does not feature in the lead role. The film, which has a tagline reading "a film without a story", began production in late 2013 and was released on 15 August 2014. Plot The trope of the movie is that there is no plot. It simply narrates the events in the life of a crew of film-makers as they attempt to get to a story for their proposed movie and whether they succeed. Cast Santhosh Prathap as Thamizh Akhila Kishore as Daksha Dinesh Natarajan as Arvind Lallu as Murthy Sahithya Jagannathan as Shirley Vijay Ram as Murali Mahalakshmi as Deepa / Roopa Thambi Ramaiah as Seenu Guest appearances (in alphabetical order): Aishwarya Rajesh Arjun Nandhakumar Arya Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan (deleted scene) A. L. Azhagappan Amala Paul Arun Benny Bharath Cheran Dhananjayan Govind Disha Ineya Kalaignanam Parthiepan Prakash Raj Raghava Lawrence Roopa Shree Sandra Amy Shanthnu Bhagyaraj Srikanth Taapsee Pannu Thaman Venkat Prabhu Vijay Sethupathi Vimal Vishal Vishnu Raghav Production In February 2013, actor-director R. Parthiepan announced that he would write and direct his twelfth feature film and title it Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam, noting that he would not act in the film, unlike his previous ventures. The film began its shoot in December 2013 after Parthiepan had completed his acting assignments, with a schedule taking place in Chennai. While newcomers were signed for the lead roles, several popular actors from the Tamil film industry were offered to play cameo roles in the film. Vijay Sethupathi first shot scenes for a day and did not take any remuneration for his participation and Parthiepan stated that Arya, Amala Paul, Nazriya and Prakash Raj were the other actors who had agreed to make cameo appearances. Amala Paul was subsequently requested to appear in a cameo role and agreed to continue filming for scenes in Coimbatore. She shot along with Arya, whose role was also extended. Nazriya meanwhile got engaged and backed out of all her projects she had accepted, including Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam and instead Taapsee Pannu worked on the film for one day.