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{{short description|1988 film directed by Bharathiraja}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Kodi Parakkuthu
| image          = Kodi Parakkuthu.jpg
| image          = Kodi Parakkuthu.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Bharathiraja]]
| director      = [[Bharathiraja]]
| producer      = Bharathiraja
| writer        =
| screenplay    = Bharathiraja
| screenplay    = Bharathiraja
| story          = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| story          = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| starring      = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Amala (actress)|Amala]]<br />[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Manivannan]]
| producer      = Bharathiraja
| music          = [[Hamsalekha]]
| starring      = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]<br />[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]]
| cinematography = [[B. Kannan]]
| cinematography = [[B. Kannan]]
| editing        = P. Mohanraj
| editing        = P. Mohanraj
| music          = [[Hamsalekha]]
| studio        = Manoj Creations
| studio        = Manoj Creations
| released      = 8 November 1988
| released      = {{film date|1988|11|8|df=y}}
| runtime        = 144 minutes
| runtime        = 144 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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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.
'''''Kodi Parakkuthu''''' ({{translation|The flag is fluttering}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|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 ==
{{More plot|date=September 2022}}
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 ==
== Cast ==
* [[Rajinikanth]] as DCP Erode Shivagiri/JDP Dhadha/16 Vayadhinile Parattai
{{cast listing|
*[[Amala (actress)|Amala]] as Aparna
*[[Rajinikanth]] as DCP Erode Sivagiri/JDP Dhadha
*[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] as Aparna
*[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]] as Dhadha's love interest
*[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]] as Dhadha's love interest
*[[Manivannan]] as GD (voice dubbed by [[Bharathiraja]])
*[[Manivannan]] as GD (voice dubbed by [[Bharathiraja]])
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Sengamalam
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Sengamalam
*[[A. R. Srinivasan]] as Shivagiri's Uncle
*[[A. R. Srinivasan]] as Sivagiri's uncle
*[[Janagaraj]] as Chinna Dhadha
*[[Janagaraj]] as Chinna Dhadha
* [[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as Shivagiri's Father (Guest appearance)
*[[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as Sivagiri's father (Guest appearance)
* [[Sangili Murugan]] as Dhadha (Guest appearance)
*[[Sangili Murugan]] as Dhadha (Guest appearance)
*S. R. Veeraghavan as I.G.
*S. R. Veeraghavan as I.G.
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Police constable
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Police constable
*[[Sudha]] as Madhavi
*[[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Madhavi
*[[Vinod Raj (Tamil actor)|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.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> [[Manivannan]] portrayed the film's antagonist, and his voice was dubbed by Bharathiraja.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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>
The music was composed by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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]]}}</ref> The song "Selai Kattum" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] [[Shree (Carnatic raga)|Shree]].<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> 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}}


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! No. !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length
! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Annai Madiyil" (Female) ||[[Uma Ramanan]]|| rowspan="5" |[[Vairamuthu]] ||2:50
| "Annai Madiyil" (Female) ||[[Uma Ramanan]]|| rowspan="5" |[[Vairamuthu]] ||2:50
|-
|-
| 2 || "Annai Madiyil" (Male) || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] ||3:47
| "Annai Madiyil" (Male) || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] ||3:47
|-
|-
| 3 || "Oh Kadhal Ennai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]] ||5:05
| "Oh Kadhal Ennai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]] ||5:05
|-
|-
| 4 || "Oh Kadhal Ennai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] ||4:12 [HD Version]
| "Oh Kadhal Ennai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] ||4:12
|-
|-
| 5 || "Selai Kattum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra ||4:36
| "Selai Kattum Pennukkoru" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra ||4:36
|-
|-
| 6 || "Thondaikkulle"||[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[K. S. Chithra]] ||  ||6:02
| "Thondaikkulle"||[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[K. S. Chithra]] ||  ||6:02
|}
|}


== Reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''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>
''Kodi Parakkuthu'' was released on 8 November 1988.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|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.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=59 |language=ta}}</ref> The film was commercially unsuccessful.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>


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Kodi Parakkuthu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBharathiraja
Produced byBharathiraja
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Story byR. Selvaraj
StarringRajinikanth
Amala
Bhagyalakshmi
Music byHamsalekha
CinematographyB. Kannan
Edited byP. Mohanraj
Production
company
Manoj Creations
Release date
  • 8 November 1988 (1988-11-08)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kodi Parakkuthu (transl. 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

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][3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Hamsalekha.[4][5] The song "Selai Kattum" is set in the Carnatic raga Shree.[6] 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]

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 Pennukkoru" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:36
"Thondaikkulle" Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra 6:02

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Kodi Parakkuthu was released on 8 November 1988.[7] 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".[8] 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.[9] The film was commercially unsuccessful.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "35 வருடங்களாக பாரதிராஜாவிடமிருந்து ஒதுங்கி இருக்கும் ரஜினி.. ஒரு தடவை பட்டதே போதும்டா சாமி". Cinemapettai (in தமிழ்). 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cine Biography: Actor Manivannan (Part-1)". Dinakaran. 23 April 2000. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kodi Parakkuthu Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Hamsa Lekha". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kodi Parakudhu (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (19 July 2013). "Auspicious Sri". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 17 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ Krishnaswamy, N. (25 November 1988). "Kodi Parakkudhu". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 16 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (11 December 1988). "கொடி பறக்குது". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 59. Retrieved 4 February 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "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.

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