Kodi's father Murugan was a low-rung Democratic party worker, bringing him up in the world of politics before self-immolating in protest against a factory whose toxic mercury waste had ruined lives in the locality. Politics have been a part of Kodi's life ever since his birth in Pollachi. The film was remade in Kannada as Dhwaja in 2018. Trisha won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil for her performance. The film was simultaneously dubbed in Telugu as Dharmayogi, which released one day after the Tamil version. The film's music and background score were composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the cinematography is performed by Venkatesh S. Durai Senthilkumar's previous two films, Ethir Neechal and Kakki Sattai, which stars Sivakarthikeyan in the lead role, played the male lead actor in this film. Kodi, marks the Tamil debut of Anupama Parameshwaran.ĭhanush, who produced R. Dhanush and Trisha pair up for the first time. Chandrasekhar, Kaali Venkat, Namo Narayana, and G. The film stars Dhanush, Trisha and Anupama Parameswaran in the lead roles, while, Saranya Ponvannan, S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Vetrimaaran under his banner Grass Root Film Company. Flag) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by R.