'' Sify '' gave a rating of 3 stars out of 5 and stated " The ear-pleasing numbers make this a solid album " . '' Behindwoods '' gave 2.75 stars out of 5 and stated " Kodi seems to be an apt composition for the film 's subject " The project was first announced during August 2015 , when Dhanush revealed that he would act in Durai Senthilkumar 's next film , after he finished his ongoing commitments . Dhanush revealed that the film would be a political thriller and that he would appear in dual roles as two brothers . Shriya Saran was first selected as the heroine by Dhanush but she could n't allot dates for the film . Vidya Balan was then approached for the negative role in the film , but was not willing to do a Tamil film due to date issues . Trisha was signed as the female lead of the film . After unsuccessful negotiations with Lakshmi Menon and Rakul Preet Singh , who could not allot the dates , Shamili was signed on to portray the second leading female role . Shamili however became unwell during the shoot of the film and as a result of Dhanush 's tight schedule , the makers chose to replace her . Madonna Sebastian was initially reported to have signed the film , before Anupama Parameswaran was confirmed as the second lead actress . Initially scheduled to start shoot in early December 2015 , plans were delayed as a result of the 2015 South Indian floods and the schedule was delayed by two weeks . Subsequently , the team held an official launch on 11 December 2015 . Shooting started on 5 January 2016
2015 South Indian floods
2015 South Indian floods
Kodi (film)