Kodi Parakuthu (1988)

Kodi Parakuthu ("the flag is flying") stars Rajinikanth as a police officer who takes on the gangster ruling a town through fear. To get close to his target he takes on a disguise, and his mission puts both his life and his romance with the character played by Amala in danger. Manivannan, better known as a writer-director and character actor, plays the menacing villain. The film was the only collaboration between Rajinikanth and Bharathiraja as director and actor, and its music is by Kannada composer Hamsalekha. It is known in Hindi as Insaaf Ka Khoon.