Kolamaavu Kokila

Kolamaavu Kokila
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNelson Dilipkumar
Written byNelson Dilipkumar
Produced bySubaskaran Allirajah
StarringNayanthara
CinematographySivakumar Vijayan
Edited byR. Nirmal
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
Production
company
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget8 crore
Box office73 crore

Kolamaavu Kokila (transl.Kolam-powder Kokila) abbreviated as CoCo, is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah of Lyca Productions. The film stars Nayanthara, alongside Yogi Babu, Saranya Ponvannan, VJ Jacqueline, R. S. Shivaji, Charles Vinoth and Hareesh Peradi. It revolves around a woman who takes to drug smuggling to pay for her mother's cancer treatment, but soon her entire family is dragged into the conflict.

The film, the directorial debut of Nelson, was announced in July 2017. Principal photography began the following month, and ended by January 2018. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music, while Sivakumar Vijayan handled the cinematography and R. Nirmal was the editor.

Kolamaavu Kokila was released on 17 August 2018 and became a commercial success, grossing 73 crore (equivalent to 117 crore or US$14 million in 2023) against a budget of 8 crore (equivalent to 13 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023). It received four nominations in the Tamil branch at the 66th Filmfare Awards South, including Best Actress (Nayanthara) and Best Supporting Actor (Yogi Babu) with Saranya winning Best Supporting Actress. The film was remade in Hindi as Good Luck Jerry (2022).