Dharma Yuddham
Dharma Yuddam | |
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File:Dharmayudham.jpg Poster | |
Directed by | R. C. Sakthi |
Produced by | T. R. Srinivasan |
Story by | Peter Selvakumar |
Starring | Rajinikanth Sridevi Thengai Srinivasan |
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 |
Dharma Yuddam (transl. War for honour) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. C. Sakthi. It stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi. The film was released on 29 June 1979.[1]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
- Rajinikanth as Vijay[2]
- Sridevi as Chitra[2]
- Manorama
- Thengai Srinivasan as Robert[2]
- 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[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oru Thanga" | Kannadasan | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:27 |
2. | "Aagaya Gangai" | M. G. Vallabhan | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 4:38 |
3. | "Ada Poya" | Kannadasan | S. P. Sailaja | 4:45 |
4. | "Disco Sound" | Hari | Hari, Ramola | 3:34 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "'தர்மயுத்தம்' வெளியான நாள்: கமலின் அண்ணன் இயக்கிய படத்தில் நாயகனாக ரஜினி!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
- ↑ "Dharma Yuddham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Amazon. Retrieved 26 August 2021.