''Kodiveeran'' ( Flag Warrior) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language
action drama film written and directed by
M. Muthaiah.
Sasikumar and
Mahima Nambiar
Mahima Nambiar is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Malayalam films.
Early life and career
Nambiar hails from Kasaragod, Kerala. In 2014, she was pursuing a BA in English Literature privately. She is a trained classical dancer and a ...
are playing as the lead pair in this movie alongside
Vidharth
Vidharth is an Indian actor, appearing in Tamil films. He started his career in 2001 doing uncredited roles. His first major role was in '' Mynaa'' (2010), which became a huge success. He has also done a film for AVM Productions titled '' Mudh ...
,
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.
His performance in '' E'' (2006) ear ...
,
Shamna Kasim
Shamna Kasim better known by the stage name Poorna, is an Indian actress, dancer and model who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2004 '' Manju Poloru Penkutty''.
Early life
Shamna Kasim completed ...
,
Sanusha
Sanusha Santhosh is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.
Early life
She is from Pallikunnu, Kannur District, Kerala, she has studied at Sreepuram School, pallikunnu Kannur. After her graduation in B.Com. from S. N. ...
, and
Bala Saravanan
Bala Saravanan (born 2 November 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films.
Career
Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial "''Kallikattu Pallikoodam"'' and came to notice in the Vija ...
in supporting roles. This is Sasikumar and Muthaiah's second collaboration after ''
Kutti Puli
''Kutti Puli'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by M. Muthaiah, starring Sasikumar and Lakshmi Menon while Saranya Ponvannan and Bala Saravanan play supporting roles. The film opened to mixed reviews but performed ...
''. ''Kodiveeran'' is produced by Sasikumar's Company Productions. The music was composed by
N. R. Raghunanthan
N. R. Raghunanthan is an Indian film score and soundtrack, soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Tamil cinema, Tamil films.
NR R debuted as a music director in 2010 with ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' directed by Seenu Ramasamy which met with ...
, cinematography by
S. R. Kathir, and editing by Venkat Raajen. The film released on 7 December 2017.
Plot
Kodiveeran (
M. Sasikumar), is a hindu priest who protects his sister from bad guys. In his village in the
Dindigul district, corruption and injustice often happens mostly by Adhigaaram, a factory owner, whose men chase and kill anyone who protests against Adhigaaram. Kodiveeran knows of Adhigaaram's tricks and always beats up his goons if they cause any trouble to the village. In the present day, Villangam Vellaikkaran (
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.
His performance in '' E'' (2006) ear ...
) is released from jail and comes to his village where his sister, Velu (
Shamna Kasim
Shamna Kasim better known by the stage name Poorna, is an Indian actress, dancer and model who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2004 '' Manju Poloru Penkutty''.
Early life
Shamna Kasim completed ...
) is filled with joy to meet him. Kodiveeran and Villangam were enemies as Villangam is a big criminal who brutally kills anyone for money. He gets money from fellow politicians or factory owners who are very wealthy. Adhigaaram has also married Velu so that Villangam can help him with any problems. Kodiveeran hears about Villangam's release from jail and threatens him if he kills or hurts anyone, then he will die. The rest of the story deals with how Kodiveeran saves his family from Villangam and Adhigaaram's goons.
Cast
Production
This is the director M. Muthaiah's fourth film after
Kutti Puli
''Kutti Puli'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by M. Muthaiah, starring Sasikumar and Lakshmi Menon while Saranya Ponvannan and Bala Saravanan play supporting roles. The film opened to mixed reviews but performed ...
,
Komban
''Komban'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by M. Muthaiah and produced by Studio Green. The film stars Karthi and Lakshmi Menon, while Rajkiran, Super Subbarayan, Thambi Ramaiah, Karunas, and Kovai Sarala play supp ...
and
Marudhu
''Marudhu'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. It features Vishal in the lead role. Production began in November 2015. It was released worldwide on 20 May 2016 with mixed reviews but ended u ...
. This is also touted to be a village entertainer like his previous movies and this is based on brother-sister relationship.
Sasikumar is the lead actor and producer of this movie.
Poorna has also been signed to do an important role in this movie. Director wanted to sign Arjun for antagonist's role, but they decided to sign ''Madha Yaanai Koottam'' fame Vikram Sukumaran.
Vidharth
Vidharth is an Indian actor, appearing in Tamil films. He started his career in 2001 doing uncredited roles. His first major role was in '' Mynaa'' (2010), which became a huge success. He has also done a film for AVM Productions titled '' Mudh ...
is signed in to play brother-in-law role of Sasikumar. The first schedule for filming has begun at Madurai from March 2017. Its reported that Poorna is doing negative role in this movie and for that she is going bald.
S. R. Kathir handling camera and
N. R. Raghunanthan
N. R. Raghunanthan is an Indian film score and soundtrack, soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Tamil cinema, Tamil films.
NR R debuted as a music director in 2010 with ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' directed by Seenu Ramasamy which met with ...
composing music and
Venkat Raajen is editing for this film. The film's release date was 30 November 2017.
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to
Zee Tamil
Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, ...
.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
N. R. Raghunanthan
N. R. Raghunanthan is an Indian film score and soundtrack, soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Tamil cinema, Tamil films.
NR R debuted as a music director in 2010 with ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' directed by Seenu Ramasamy which met with ...
. There are six tracks in the movie, which are as follows.
References
External links
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{{M. Muthaiah
2010s Tamil-language films
2017 films
Indian action drama films
2017 action drama films
Films shot in Madurai
Films directed by M. Muthaiah