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{{short description|1988 film directed by Bharathiraja}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Kodi Parakkuthu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bharathiraja]]
| screenplay = Bharathiraja
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| producer = Bharathiraja
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]<br />[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|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|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 listing|
*[[Rajinikanth]] as DCP Erode Sivagiri/JDP Dhadha
*[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] as Aparna
*[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyalakshmi]] as Dhadha's love interest
*[[Manivannan]] as GD (voice dubbed by [[Bharathiraja]])
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Sengamalam
*[[A. R. Srinivasan]] as Sivagiri's uncle
*[[Janagaraj]] as Chinna Dhadha
*[[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as Sivagiri's father (Guest appearance)
*[[Sangili Murugan]] as Dhadha (Guest appearance)
*S. R. Veeraghavan as I.G.
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Police constable
*[[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 ==
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}}

{| 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.<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>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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Kodi Parakkuthu - Revision history

KiraHutchinson4 at 05:13, 3 March 2026