Dharma Yuddham
Dharma Yuddam is a 1979 Tamil film directed by R. C. Sakthi, a close associate of Kamal Haasan. It stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi in the lead roles. The film was dubbed in Telugu with the same title.[1] The film was a commercial hit in 1979.
| Dharma Yuddam | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | R. C. Sakthi |
| Produced by | T. R. Srinivasan |
| Story by | Peter Selvakumar |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Sridevi Thengai Srinivasan Major Sundarrajan Suruli Rajan S. A. Ashokan V.Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | G. Radhakrishnan |
Production company | Charusuchithra films |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vijay's parents are killed by Robert. He is adopted and brought up by a rich man. After many years Vijay finds out that Robert has been stealing body parts, especially eyes. How Vijay takes revenge on him forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Vijay
- Sridevi as Chitra
- Thengai Srinivasan as Robert
- Major Sundarrajan as Thiyagarajan
- Suruli Rajan as Vijay's friend
- S. A. Ashokan as Azhagappan
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Dr. Amarnath
- Sachu as Geetha
- Pushpalatha as Chitra's mother
- S. R. Veeraraghavan as Ramanathan
- Jaggu as Henchman
- Lakshmi Sree as Manju
- Master Chandrasekar as Child vijay
- Y. G. Mahendra (Guest appearance)
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Chakkaravarthi
Soundtrack
Ilaiyaraaja's music was a major highlight of this film, especially the songs "Aagaya Gangai" (rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki) and "Oru Thanga Rathathil", rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan. The music has been given some impeccable background in the form of Western and Indian fusion.[2] Lyrics written by Kannadasan and M. G. Vallabhan, Hari (Disco sound)
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oru Thanga" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Aagaya Gangai" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Ada Poya" | S. P. Sailaja | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Disco Sound" | Hariram, Ramola | 3:34 |
Reception
Arunkumar Sekhar of The New Indian Express criticised the film for propagating the myth that "Humans are affected mentally during full moon day and new moon day".[3]
References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qUZ910jLYQ
- http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=1315
- "Oh, the lunacy: Debunking myth in Dharma Yuddham". The New Indian Express. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.