Kaala Karikalan is the first Indian film to hit the screens in Saudi Arabia. Yes, since 1980, films were banned in Saudi. Following the pressure from the religious institutions, the decision had been taken. Meanwhile, the Saudi Arabian government announced that they are lifting the ban. Following this, a cinema hall was opened in Riyadh after 35 years. The first film to release after 35 years was the
Black Panther
, the Hollywood film. Following this, Kaala released in Saudi. This information is released by Wunderbar Films, the makers of Kaala. Kaala released worldwide, amidst huge expectations. It even released in Karnataka, who opposed the film strongly, for the Cauvery comment by Superstar “
Rajinikanth
.” Kaala has the star cast of
Nana Patekar
, “
Samuthirakani
,”
Easwari Rao
,
Huma Qureshi
,
Anjali Patil
,
Aravind Akash
,
Sayaji Shinde
, “Aruldoss,” “
Sukanya
,”
Ravi Kale
,
Yatin Karyekar
and Sakshi Agarwal along with Rajini. Pa Ranjith directed it and “
Dhanush
” produced the film.