Kokkarakko

is Gangai Amaran’s sophomore directorial venture after (1982). It is the debut for Ilavarasi, a former child actress, in a leading role. The music was composed by . The song “Geetham Sangeetham” is set to the raga , and “Kanpuram Devi” is set to . of praised the acting of Smitha, Ilaiyaraaja’s music and song picturisations but felt Amaran seemed to have not cared about the plot and just went with the flow. Balumani of praised the acting, Ilaiyaraaja’s music, Nivas’s cinematography and praised Amaran for extracting good work from all actors and technicians.