Sandakozhi

Sandakozhi, meaning Fighting Rooster, is an Indian Tamil-language action drama film released on 16 December 2005. It was directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under G K Film Corporation. Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran and Lal star, with Raja, Suman Setty and Ganja Karuppu in supporting roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Jeeva-Nirav Shah and G. Sasikumar respectively. The film received positive reviews from critics, ran for over 210 days in theatres and achieved cult status. A Telugu dubbed version titled Pandem Kodi was released on 19 May 2006 and was also commercially successful. The film was remade in Kannada as Vayuputra, and a sequel, Sandakozhi 2, followed in 2018. Sandakozhi won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, for Best Male Character Artiste (Rajkiran) and Best Stunts (Kanal Kannan).