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Kodi

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.6K
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Dhanush, Trisha Krishnan, and Anupama Parameswaran in Kodi (2016)
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A young politician competes with his ambitious girlfriend in the elections while his twin brother gets forcefully dragged into this battle.A young politician competes with his ambitious girlfriend in the elections while his twin brother gets forcefully dragged into this battle.A young politician competes with his ambitious girlfriend in the elections while his twin brother gets forcefully dragged into this battle.

  • Director
    • R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
  • Writers
    • Mayank Jain
    • R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
  • Stars
    • Dhanush
    • Trisha Krishnan
    • Anupama Parameswaran
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
    • Writers
      • Mayank Jain
      • R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
    • Stars
      • Dhanush
      • Trisha Krishnan
      • Anupama Parameswaran
    • 13User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Clip 0:53
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    Photos49

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    Dhanush
    Dhanush
    • Kodi…
    Trisha Krishnan
    Trisha Krishnan
    • Rudra
    Anupama Parameswaran
    Anupama Parameswaran
    • Malathi
    • (as Anupama Parameshwaran)
    Saranya Ponvannan
    Saranya Ponvannan
    • Kodi's and Anbu's mother
    G. Marimuthu
    • Mari
    Kaali Venkat
    Kaali Venkat
    • Bhagat Singh
    S.A. Chandrashekhar
    • Ex-CM…
    Vijayakumar
    Vijayakumar
    • Chief Minister of TN
    • (as Vijay Kumar)
    Karunas
    Karunas
    • Murugan
    Raj Kapoor
    • State finance minister
    Anil Murali
    Anil Murali
    • Crime Branch Inspector V. Ravichandran
    Namo Narayana
    • MLA Arivazhagan
    Rajasimman
    • Kotraivel
    Sachu
    • Malathi's grandmother
    Singamuthu
    • Ruling party MLA from Coimbatore
    Swaminathan
    • College principal
    • Director
      • R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
    • Writers
      • Mayank Jain
      • R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews13

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    8solomonvarghese-26330

    One of the best political thriller.

    A political thriller which have all the fit elements with unexpected twists .Watch it and you will love it .
    7aji4u4ever

    Engaging Political Thriller

    Movie Marathon V.3 # 196

    After the debacle of Thodari and Thangamagan, Ace Actor Dhanush is back with the powerpacked performance in directorial venture of R.S. Durai Senthil Kumar.

    The Story revolves around the twin brothers Kodi and Anbu, their lives, love interests and their fight against a toxic Mercury dumping factory in the township.

    Dhanush's performance was top notch. He was too brilliant in both characters. Trisha, WOW, she delivered her career best performance. Dubbing was the only negative in her performance. Anupama who .debuted in Premam was the real surprise for me that she acted out in ease. Karunas, though in a small role, but was good. Sharanya, as usual a good mother character was an easy job.

    The movie had some clichés but the story and screenplay was engaging. Durai did an excellent job in narrating this story. The first half was good with romance, comedy and some action and turns into a serious one in the second. Santhosh Narayanan's Background Score added spice to this flick. Songs were hummable and the background score was really apt to the play. Action Choreography fared well. Camera-work, Lighting all worked well ..

    All in whole, an above average and engaging Political Thriller with mesmerizing performances from Trisha & Dhanush

    My rating 7 on 10
    5arjun-tkalathil

    Usual revenge model political story with something fresh

    An average attempt.The movie is just an entertainer with some romance,family, comedy and tragedy.Eventhough, i didnt like this film!
    7personalacc-87247

    WELL MADE COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINER

    Dhanush and Trisha nailed it!

    Good Music by SANA.
    9aarthika-09925

    Unexpectedly Good

    So going into this film I had no expectations, since I've heard a bunch of mixed reviews for it. Also I thought it would be filled with cliches, but I liked how the comedy in this at the start was not corny but actually funny. Also with most dual role films, there are not a-lot of discernible differences between the different characters played by the same person in tamil movies, but here Dhanush did a really good job playing both a mild-mannered professor and Kodi, the politician. Also Trisha did a great job. That said, there are a few cliches, but it was still way better than I thought it would be. This a really good political thriller and felt very fast paced! The songs were really good too.

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    • Trivia
      This film and Kaashmora (2016) have numerous similarities. For instance: 1. Both films were released during Diwali 2016. 2. Both films start with 'K' 3. The lead actors in both films play dual roles. 4. The second film for both lead actors for the year 2016. Dhanush's earlier film was Thodari (2016) while Karthi's was Oopiri (2016). 5. The third film for both directors. 6. The music for both films were composed by the same composer, Santhosh Narayanan.
    • Quotes

      Kodi: Did you think that once the shirt is spoiled, I will not go to party office? I have many white shirts.

    • Crazy credits
      The film ends with an epilogue stating "The Beast hunts the Beast; Man hunts the Beast; Lust for power hunts the man."
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to reduce the focus on a scene of self-immolation in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Remade as Dhwaja (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Kodi Parakkudha
      Music by Santhosh Narayanan

      Lyrics by Dhanush, Arunraja Kamaraj

      Performed by Dhanush, Arunraja Kamaraj

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
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    • Filming locations
      • Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Production companies
      • Grass Root Film Company
      • Oveyen Studio
      • Wunderbar Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,707
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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