Kai Kodukkum Kai
Kai Kodukkum Kai is a 1984 Tamil film starring Rajinikanth and Revathy in the lead roles. A partial remake of the 1976 Kannada Portmanteau film Katha Sangama and was an extended version of short story Munithayi which was appeared in that film, Kai Kodukkum Kai was written and directed by J. Mahendran. The film was produced by Vijayakumar and R. Vijayachandran.
Actor Vijayakumar decided to produce a film with Rajinikanth as the lead actor. Rajinikanth suggested Mahendran be the director. The film was an extended version of Munithayi, the third segment of the 1975 Kannada Portmanteau film Katha Sangama by Puttanna Kanagal. Rajinikanth who played the antagonist role in the original played the hero in the remake. Mahendran wrote the screenplay with slight changes in the script. Mahendrans routine crew Ilaiyaraaja, Ashok Kumar and the editing duo B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan were recruited for the film.The film was released onJune 1984. In an interview to Maalai Malar, Vijayakumar, the films coproducer, had mentioned that he was not satisfied with the climax of the film, as he felt the fans would not accept the Rajinikanths lead pair getting raped. However, Mahendran was reluctant to change the climax that the original film had. ........
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