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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dheepam<br />
| image = Dheepam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[K. Vijayan]]<br />
| producer = [[K. Balaji]]<br />
| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br>[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br>[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]<br>[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = G. Or. Nathan<br />
| editing = B. Kanthasamy<br />
| studio = Suresh Arts<br />
| distributor = Sujatha Cine Arts<br />
| released = {{Film date|1977|01|26|df=y}}<ref>https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/557475-ilayaraaja-birthday.html</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Dheepam''''' ({{Translation|Lamp}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[K. Vijayan]] and produced by [[K. Balaji]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] and [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/deepam-movie/10107|title=Dheepam|accessdate=2014-08-25|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp19.htm|title=Dheepam|accessdate=2014-08-25|publisher=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> It was a remake of the [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]-starrer Malayalam film ''[[Theekkanal]]''. The film was also remade in Telugu as ''[[Amaradeepam (1977 film)|Amaradeepam]]'' with [[Krishnam Raju]] and in Hindi as ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amardeep]]'' with [[Rajesh Khanna]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Raja / Somu<br />
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Radha<br />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Kannan (Raja Brother)<br />
*[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] as Latha (Raja Sister)<br />
*[[K. Balaji]] as Photo Graphar<br />
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as (Raja, Kannan Mother)<br />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Raja (Gurdian Father Latha Father, Thift Bisnuss Owner)<br />
*[[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Ramaiya (Radha Father, Raja Home Servant)<br />
*[[S. V. Ramadas]] as Vasu (Raja Office Manager)<br />
*[[Nagesh]] as Rahim Bai (Raja Home Car Driver)<br />
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Suruli<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Rama (Suruli Lover)<br />
*[[Sachu]] as Palakadu Bama (Rajan Home Kichan Servant, Rahim Lover)<br />
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]<br />
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Asha (Kannan Kife)<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/deepam-T0001561|title=Dheepam Songs|accessdate=2014-08-25|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref> The song "Anthapurathil Oru" is set in Mayamalavagowla raga.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-the-magic-of-mayamalavagowla/article2618199.ece</ref> The song "Poovizhi Vaasalil" is set in Yamuna Kalyani raga.<ref>http://cinema.dinamalar.com/padmavibhushan_ilayaraja/songs.php</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Poovizhi Vaasalil" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki|Janaki]] || rowspan=4|[[Pulamaipithan]] || 04.32<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Anthapuratthil Oru" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[S. Janaki|Janaki]] || 04.13<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Pesaathe" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04.03<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Raaja Yuva Raaja" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04.27<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{YouTube|id=Pm-nc_xdLBE|title=Dheepam}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Vijayan]]<br />
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