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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kodi Parakkuthu<br />
| image = Kodi Parakkuthu.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Bharathiraja]]<br />
| producer = Bharathiraja<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Bharathiraja<br />
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]<br />
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Amala (actress)|Amala]]<br />[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Manivannan]]<br />
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
| cinematography = [[B. Kannan]]<br />
| editing = P. Mohanraj<br />
| studio = Manoj Creations<br />
| released = 8 November 1988<br />
| runtime = 144 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kodi Parakkuthu''''' ({{trans|The flag is hoisted}}) 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). The film got mixed reviews and was a flop at the box office.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajinikanth]] as DCP Erode Shivagiri/JDP Dhadha/16 Vayadhinile Parattai<br />
*[[Amala (actress)|Amala]] as Aparna<br />
*[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]] as Dhadha's love interest<br />
*[[Manivannan]] as GD (voice dubbed by [[Bharathiraja]])<br />
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Sengamalam<br />
*[[A. R. Srinivasan]] as Shivagiri's Uncle<br />
*[[Janagaraj]] as Chinna Dhadha<br />
* [[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as Shivagiri's Father (Guest appearance)<br />
* [[Sangili Murugan]] as Dhadha (Guest appearance)<br />
*S. R. Veeraghavan as I.G.<br />
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Police constable<br />
*[[Sudha]] as Madhavi<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://coolmusicz.com/download/index.php?dir=Tamil_Mp3_Songs/Tamil_A_to_Z_All_Movies_Mp3_Songs/K_Tamil_Movies_Mp3_Songs/Kodi_Parakuthu&sort=0&ciview=0 |title=Kodi Parakuthu Songs |publisher=coolmusicz |access-date=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001976 |title=Kodi Parakuthu Songs |website=[[Raaga.com]] |access-date=2013-01-07}}</ref> The song "Selai Kattum" is set in the raga [[Shree (Carnatic raga)|Shree]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/auspicious-sri/article4931610.ece |title=Auspicious Sri |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=19 July 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=18 December 2018 |author-link=Charulatha Mani}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Annai Madiyil" (Female) ||[[Uma Ramanan]]|| rowspan="5" |[[Vairamuthu]] ||2:50<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Annai Madiyil" (Male) || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] ||3:47<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Oh Kadhal Ennai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]] ||5:05<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Oh Kadhal Ennai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] ||4:12 [HD Version]<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Selai Kattum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra ||4:36<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Thondaikkulle"||[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || ||6:02<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''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".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19881125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Kodi Parakkudhu |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=25 November 1988 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=5}}</ref> The film was commercially unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/09/the-superstar-in-khakhi-1962296.html |title=The Superstar in khakhi: When Rajinikanth dazzled the audience in police uniform |date=9 April 2019 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|id=0155812}}<br />
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