Kaakha Kaakha

Kaakha Kaakha
Film poster
Directed byGautham Vasudev Menon
Written byGautham Vasudev Menon
Produced byKalaipuli S. Thanu
StarringSuriya
Jyothika
Jeevan
Narrated bySathyaraj
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byAnthony
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 August 2003 (2003-08-01)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaakha Kaakha (transl.To Protect) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Suriya, Jyothika and Jeevan, with Daniel Balaji, Vivek Anand, Devadarshini, Sethu Rajan and Yog Japee in supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography and editing were handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and Anthony.

Kaakha Kaakha released on 1 August 2003 and became a commercial success, winning five Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three ITFA Awards. It was considered a breakthrough for Menon, Suriya and Jeevan. The film was remade in Telugu as Gharshana (2004) by Menon, in Hindi as Force and in Kannada as Dandam Dashagunam (both 2011).