Kai Kodukkum Kai

<p>Kaalimuthu marries Seetha, the girl he loves after much denial from his elder brother. Seetha is blind and is raped by a who has a weakness for women and addiction to sex. The Pannaiyar, even though married, lusts after looking at Seetha and rapes her in the absence of Kaalimuthu, her husband. The climax is an interesting twist as to what happens when Kaalimuthu decides to forgive the Pannaiyar for his crime. Actor decided to produce a film with as the lead actor. Rajinikanth suggested be the director. The film was an extended version of , the third segment of the 1975 . Rajinikanth, who played the antagonist in , played the lead in this film. Mahendran wrote the screenplay with slight changes in the script like having a different ending. When was approached by Mahendran to portray the blind girl Seetha, she accepted after being impressed by the script. In preparation for portraying the character, she walked around her house blindfolded. This is the feature film debut of . Revathi refused to expose her skin for the scene where Seetha is raped; respecting her wishes, Mahendran shot the scene “with care”, prioritising Revathi’s comfort. Vijayakumar claimed he was not satisfied with the climax as he felt fans would not accept Seetha getting raped, but Mahendran refused to change the climax that the original film had. Mahendran, in his autobiography , countered that the producer and financier insisted to have that scene in the end and was forced to keep it. A duet sequence had to be included in the film due to pressure from others. The soundtrack and score were composed by . The song “Azaghu Sirichathilay” song is not available in the original EP record. was released on 15 June 1984. said the film “teetered between Rajini-ism and Mahendran-ism”. Similar comments were made by . The film ran for over 100 days in theatres; however Mahendran said it failed at the box-office.</p>