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Kodi (2016)

Kodi poster
Original title
கொடி
Directed by
R. S. Durai Senthilkumar
Genre
action film, political thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A politician competes against his lover for power. His identical twin brother, who stays out of politics, gets pulled into the struggle.

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What happens

Kodi ( transl. Flag) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Vetrimaaran via Grass Root Film Company. The film stars Dhanush, Trisha Krishnan and Anupama Parameswaran (in her Tamil film debut). Saranya Ponvannan, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Kaali Venkat, Namo Narayana and G. Marimuthu play supporting roles. In the film, a politician has to compete against his lover, and his apolitical twin brother is also dragged into the conflict. The film, announced untitled in August 2015, is the first to feature Dhanush in a dual role, and the title was announced that December. Principal photography began in January 2016 and wrapped that March. The film's music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the cinematography was handled by Venkatesh S, and editing 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). Trisha won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil. The film was remade in Kannada as Dhwaja (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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