''Kodi Parakkuthu'' () is a 1988 Indian

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-language

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, directed by

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. The film starred

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, who worked with Bharathiraja nearly a decade after their last film ''

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'' (1977).

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

as DCP Erode Shivagiri/JDP Dhadha/16 Vayadhinile Parattai *

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as Aparna *

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as Dhadha's love interest *

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as GD (voice dubbed by

) * Sujatha as Sengamalam * A. R. Srinivasan as Shivagiri's uncle *

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as Chinna Dhadha *

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as Shivagiri's father (Guest appearance) *

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as Dhadha (Guest appearance) *S. R. Veeraghavan as I.G. *

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as Police constable * Sudha as Madhavi *

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as Jailer Meyyappan

Production

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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. The song "Selai Kattum" is set in the

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Shree. The song ''Oh Kadhal Ennai'' was reused version of the song ''O Meghave'' with a tune in between taken from another song ''Mussanjeli Nammuralli '' - both from Hamsalekha's earlier Kannada movie ''

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'' released the same year.

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of ''

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'' 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". Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'', however, 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. The film was commercially unsuccessful.

References

External links

* {{Bharathiraja 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 action films 1988 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films directed by Bharathiraja Films scored by Hamsalekha Indian action films