Kokkarakko | |
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Directed by | Gangai Amaran |
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Produced by | R. D. Bhaskar |
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Cinematography | Nivas |
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Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Pavalar Creations |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Kokkarakko is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film directed and co-written by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Mahesh and Ilavarasi. It was released on 16 September 1983,[1] and did not perform well at the box office.[2]
Kokkarakko is Gangai Amaran's sophomore directorial venture after Kozhi Koovuthu (1982).[3] It is the debut for Ilavarasi, a former child actress, in a leading role.[2]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] The song "Geetham Sangeetham" is set to the raga Mohanam,[6] and "Kanpuram Devi" is set to Mayamalavagowla.[7]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Geetham Sangeetham" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | |
2. | "Ketti Melam" | Vaali | S. Janaki | |
3. | "Geetham Sangeetham" (solo) | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
4. | "Geetham Sangeetham" (pathos) | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
5. | "Geetham" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Sailaja | |
6. | "Mylapore Pakkam" | Vairamuthu | Malaysia Vasudevan | |
7. | "Kanpuram Devi" | Siva Gama Sundari | Ilaiyaraaja | |
8. | "Inthapulla" | Gangai Amaran | B. S. Sasirekha, Saibaba, Sundarrajan, Deepan Chakravarthy, Sudhakar | |
9. | "Geetham" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of Smitha, Ilaiyaraaja's music and song picturisations but felt Amaran seemed to have not cared about the plot and just went with the flow.[8]