Sandakozhi
| Sandakozhi | |
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| Directed by | N. Linguswamy |
| Written by | S. Ramakrishnan (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | N. Linguswamy |
| Story by | N. Linguswamy |
| Produced by | Vikram Krishna |
| Starring | Vishal Meera Jasmine Rajkiran Lal |
| Cinematography | Jeeva Nirav Shah |
| Edited by | G. Sasikumar |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹5 crore |
| Box office | ₹15 crore |
Sandakozhi (transl. Fighting Rooster) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under G K Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran, and Lal, while Raja, Suman Setty and Ganja Karuppu play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Jeeva-Nirav Shah and G. Sasikumar respectively.
Sandakozhi was released on 16 December 2005 and became a major success, running for over 210 days in theatres and achieving cult status. The Telugu dubbed version titled Pandem Kodi released on 19 May 2006 and was also commercially successful. The film was remade in Kannada as Vayuputra. A sequel titled Sandakozhi 2 was released in 2018, but did not reach the success level of the original film.