| 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]
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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 |
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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] Anna also reviewed the film. [9]
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