Kodi Parakkuthu

1988 film directed by Bharathiraja

8 November 1988 (1988-11-08)

Running time

144 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Kodi Parakkuthu (transl. The flag is fluttering) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Bharathiraja. The film starred Rajinikanth, who worked with Bharathiraja nearly a decade after their last film 16 Vayathinile (1977). It was released on 8 November 1988, and failed at the box office.

Plot

A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike. Later, Sivagiri discovers that the leader is responsible for his father's death.

Cast

Rajinikanth as DCP Erode Sivagiri/JDP Dhadha
Amala as Aparna
Bhagyalakshmi as Dhadha's love interest
Manivannan as GD (voice dubbed by Bharathiraja)
Sujatha as Sengamalam
A. R. Srinivasan as Sivagiri's uncle
Janagaraj as Chinna Dhadha
Vijayan as Sivagiri's father (Guest appearance)
Sangili Murugan as Dhadha (Guest appearance)
S. R. Veeraghavan as I.G.
Ilavarasu as Police constable
Sudha as Madhavi
Vinod Raj as Jailer Meyyappan

Production

Following the financial failure of some of his "award winning" films, Bharathiraja said he was forced to make the more populist Kodi Parakkuthu to compensate his losses.^[1] Manivannan portrayed the film's antagonist, and his voice was dubbed by Bharathiraja.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Hamsalekha.^[3]^[4] The song "Selai Kattum" is set in the Carnatic raga Shree.^[5]

Title	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Length
"Annai Madiyil" (Female)	Uma Ramanan	Vairamuthu	2:50
"Annai Madiyil" (Male)	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		3:47
"Oh Kadhal Ennai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam		5:05
"Oh Kadhal Ennai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra		4:12
"Selai Kattum"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra		4:36
"Thondaikkulle"	Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra		6:02

Release and reception

Kodi Parakkuthu was released on 8 November 1988.^[6] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Kodi Parakkudhu is a flag that flutters in full flow, its not a half-mast performance and there's no question of Bharathiraja having surrendered creativity at the altar of starry caprice".^[7] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki reviewed the film more positively, saying that while Bharathiraja fans may feel cheated due to the film not being in his usual style, it was a treat for Rajinikanth fans.^[8] The film was commercially unsuccessful.^[9]

References

^ Pillai, Sreedhar (31 July 1988). "Rajanikant: His name spells box-office magic in the south". India Today. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ "35 வருடங்களாக பாரதிராஜாவிடமிருந்து ஒதுங்கி இருக்கும் ரஜினி.. ஒரு தடவை பட்டதே போதும்டா சாமி". Cinemapettai (in Tamil). 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Kodi Parakkuthu Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Hamsa Lekha". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ "Kodi Parakudhu (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
^ Mani, Charulatha (19 July 2013). "Auspicious Sri". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Krishnaswamy, N. (25 November 1988). "Kodi Parakkudhu". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 16 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (11 December 1988). "கொடி பறக்குது". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "The Superstar in khakhi: When Rajinikanth dazzled the audience in police uniform". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.