Kodi (film)
Kodi (/koʊdi/ transl. Flag) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Vetrimaaran under his banner Grass Root Film Company. The film stars Dhanush in dual roles, alongside Trisha and Anupama Parameswaran in the lead roles, while Saranya Ponvannan, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Kaali Venkat, Namo Narayana, and G. Marimuthu play other key roles. Dhanush and Trisha pair up for the first time. Kodi, marks the Tamil debut of Anupama Parameshwaran.
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| Directed by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Written by | Ve. Ki. Amirtharaj (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Story by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Produced by | Vetrimaaran P. Madan (Presenter) |
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| Cinematography | S. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | Prakash Mabbu |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
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| Distributed by | Escape Artists Motion Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Dhanush, who produced R. S. Durai Senthilkumar's previous two films, Ethir Neechal and Kaaki Sattai, played the male lead actor in this film. Principal photography began in January 2016 and wrapped that March. The film's music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the cinematography is performed by Venkatesh S, and editing is handled by Prakash Mabbu.
Kodi was released on 28 October 2016, during the week of Diwali. It received five nominations in the Tamil branch at the 64th Filmfare Awards South, including Best Actor (Dhanush), Best Actress (Trisha) and Best Supporting Actress (Anupama and Saranya), but did not win any of them; Trisha instead won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil. The film was remade in Kannada as Dhwaja in 2018.