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	{{short description\|1979 film by R. C. Sakthi}}		{{short description\|1979 film by R. C. Sakthi}}
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Dharma Yuddam		\| name = Dharma Yuddam
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	\| caption = Poster		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[R. C. Sakthi]]		\| director = [[R. C. Sakthi]]
	\| story = [[Peter Selvakumar]]		\| story = [[Peter Selvakumar]]
	\| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br>[[Sridevi]]<br>[[Thengai Srinivasan~~]]<br>[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br>[[Suruli Rajan]]<br>[[S. A. Ashokan]]<br>[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V.Gopalakrishnan~~]]		\| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
	\| producer = T. R. Srinivasan		\| producer = T. R. Srinivasan
	\| studio = Charusuchithra films		\| studio = Charusuchithra films
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	'''''Dharma Yuddam''''' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by [[R. C. Sakthi~~]], a close associate of [[Kamal Haasan~~]]. It stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sridevi]]. The film was ~~dubbed in Telugu with the same title~~.<ref>https://www.~~youtube~~.~~com~~/~~watch?v~~=~~4qUZ910jLYQ~~</ref> ~~The film was a commercial hit in 1979.~~		'''''Dharma Yuddam''''' ({{Translation\|War for honour}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[R. C. Sakthi]]. It stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sridevi]]. The film was released on 29 June 1979.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=29 June 2021 \|title='தர்மயுத்தம்' வெளியான நாள்: கமலின் அண்ணன் இயக்கிய படத்தில் நாயகனாக ரஜினி! \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/687456-dharma-yuddham-release-date-special-article.html \|access-date=29 June 2021 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref>

	==Plot==		== 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.		Vijay's parents are killed by Robert. He is adopted and brought up by Robert, his parents' friend. 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==		== Cast ==
	*[[Rajinikanth]] as Vijay		*[[Rajinikanth]] as Vijay<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=95 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-date=2012}}</ref>
	*[[Sridevi]] as Chitra		*[[Sridevi]] as Chitra<ref name="Ramachandran" />
	*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Robert		* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]]
			*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Robert<ref name="Ramachandran" />
	*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Thiyagarajan		*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Thiyagarajan
	*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Vijay's friend		*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Vijay's friend
	*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Azhagappan		*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Azhagappan
	*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Dr. Amarnath		*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)\|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Dr. Amarnath
	*[[Sachu]] as Geetha		*[[Sachu]] as Geetha
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	* Master Chandrasekar as Child vijay		* Master Chandrasekar as Child vijay
	*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] (Guest appearance)		*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] (Guest appearance)
	*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]]		*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]]
	*Chakkaravarthi		*Chakkaravarthi

	==Soundtrack==		== 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~~.<ref>~~http~~://www.~~starmusiq~~.com/~~tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId~~=~~1315~~</ref> ~~Lyrics written by [[Kannadasan]] and M. G. Vallabhan, Hari (Disco sound)~~		The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dharma Yuddham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) \|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dharma-Yuddham-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B07DFNJY3R \|access-date=26 August 2021 \|website=[[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]]}}</ref>

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	~~== Reception ==~~		== References ==
	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".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/21/oh-the-lunacy-debunking-myth-in-dharma-yuddham-1790551.html\|title=Oh, the lunacy: Debunking myth in Dharma Yuddham\|date=21 March 2018\|work=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref>

	==References==
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{{short description|1979 film by R. C. Sakthi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dharma Yuddam
| image = Dharmayudham.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[R. C. Sakthi]]
| story = [[Peter Selvakumar]]
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]] [[Sridevi]] [[Thengai Srinivasan]] [[Major Sundarrajan]] [[Suruli Rajan]] [[S. A. Ashokan]] [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V.Gopalakrishnan]]
| producer = T. R. Srinivasan
| studio = Charusuchithra films
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| editing = G. Radhakrishnan
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| released = {{Film date|1979|06|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 134 Minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Dharma Yuddam''''' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by [[R. C. Sakthi]], a close associate of [[Kamal Haasan]]. It stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sridevi]]. The film was dubbed in Telugu with the same title.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qUZ910jLYQ</ref> The film was a commercial hit in 1979.

==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 (actor)|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.<ref>http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=1315</ref> Lyrics written by [[Kannadasan]] and M. G. Vallabhan, Hari (Disco sound)

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| length1 = 4:27
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| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
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| length2 = 4:38
| extra2 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics2 = M. G. Vallabhan
| title3 = Ada Poya
| length3 = 4:45
| extra3 = [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
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== 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/21/oh-the-lunacy-debunking-myth-in-dharma-yuddham-1790551.html|title=Oh, the lunacy: Debunking myth in Dharma Yuddham|date=21 March 2018|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0186963}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1979 films]]
[[Category:Films about psychopaths]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by R. C. Sakthi]]

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