Kodi Parakkuthu
{{short description|1988 film directed by Bharathiraja}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Kodi Parakkuthu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Bharathiraja
| screenplay = Bharathiraja
| story = R. Selvaraj
| producer = Bharathiraja
| starring = Rajinikanth
Amala
Bhagyalakshmi
| cinematography = B. Kannan
| editing = P. Mohanraj
| music = Hamsalekha
| studio = Manoj Creations
| released = {{film date|1988|11|8|df=y}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kodi Parakkuthu ({{translation|The flag is fluttering}}) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film co-written, produced and 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
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A mafia leader tries to kill a 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
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- 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.{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=31 July 1988 |title=Rajanikant: His name spells box-office magic in the south |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19880731-rajanikant-his-name-spells-box-office-magic-in-the-south-797520-1988-07-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516093145/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19880731-rajanikant-his-name-spells-box-office-magic-in-the-south-797520-1988-07-31 |archive-date=16 May 2018 |access-date=11 September 2021 |work=India Today}} Manivannan portrayed the film's antagonist, and his voice was dubbed by Bharathiraja.{{Cite web |date=6 July 2023 |title=35 வருடங்களாக பாரதிராஜாவிடமிருந்து ஒதுங்கி இருக்கும் ரஜினி.. ஒரு தடவை பட்டதே போதும்டா சாமி |url=https://www.cinemapettai.com/rajini-has-been-away-from-bharathiraja-for-35-years/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625020738/https://www.cinemapettai.com/rajini-has-been-away-from-bharathiraja-for-35-years/ |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Cinemapettai |language=ta}}{{Cite web |date=23 April 2000 |title=Cine Biography: Actor Manivannan (Part-1) |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinebio/23-04-00/manivan.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030804003618/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinebio/23-04-00/manivan.htm |archive-date=4 August 2003 |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=Dinakaran}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Hamsalekha.{{Cite web |title=Kodi Parakkuthu Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Hamsa Lekha |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kodi-parakkuthu-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-hamsa-lekha/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911115820/https://mossymart.com/product/kodi-parakkuthu-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-hamsa-lekha/ |archive-date=11 September 2021 |access-date=11 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}{{Cite web |title=Kodi Parakudhu (1988) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001976 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107090415/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001976 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |access-date=7 January 2013 |website=Raaga.com}} The song "Selai Kattum" is set in the Carnatic raga Shree.{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=19 July 2013 |title=Auspicious Sri |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/auspicious-sri/article4931610.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135808/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/auspicious-sri/article4931610.ece |archive-date=6 December 2017 |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=The Hindu}} The song "Oh Kadhal Ennai" was reused from the song "O Meghave" with a tune in between taken from another song "Mussanjeli Nammuralli" - both from Hamsalekha's earlier Kannada film Ranaranga, which was released the same year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length | |||
| "Annai Madiyil" (Female) | Uma Ramanan | rowspan="5" |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 Pennukkoru" | 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.{{Cite web |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் {{!}} சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/globalmusic/rajini02.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220629103609/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/globalmusic/rajini02.asp |archive-date=29 June 2022 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=ta}} 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".{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=25 November 1988 |title=Kodi Parakkudhu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19881125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=16 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} 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.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=11 December 1988 |title=கொடி பறக்குது |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/dec/11-12-1988/p59.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220730052525/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/dec/11-12-1988/p59.jpg |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=4 February 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=59 |language=ta}} The film was commercially unsuccessful.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2019 |title=The Superstar in khakhi: When Rajinikanth dazzled the audience in police uniform |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/09/the-superstar-in-khakhi-1962296.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019194317/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/09/the-superstar-in-khakhi-1962296.html |archive-date=19 October 2019 |access-date=19 October 2019 |website=The New Indian Express}}
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