Dharma Pathini (1986 film)

Dharma Pathini
Dharma Pathini
Directed by	Ameerjan
Written by	Kanmani Subbu (dialogues)
Story by	A. Anjaneya Pushpanand
Produced by	Durga Tamilmani; Kamatchi Tamilmani; Yasodha Tamilmani; S. R. M. Chokkalingam
Starring	Karthik; Jeevitha
Cinematography	C. S. Ravibabu
Edited by	S. S. Nazir
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Sri Shanmugalaya Arts
Release date	14 March 1986;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Dharma Pathini (transl. Faithful Wife) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by Ameerjan, starring Karthik and Jeevitha.^[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Dharmapatni and in Hindi as Jawab Hum Denge.

Plot[]

Prem Kumar (Karthik) is an honest police inspector who comes in conflict with a dangerous thug named DJ (Radharavi). He falls in love with Vidhya (Jeevitha) who joins as Sub-Inspector of Police in his station. They get married. Situations take a turn when Vidhya's brother-in-law is framed in a murder case. The rest of the story is how Prem Kumar and Vidhya tackle the case and reveal the true murderers.

Cast[]

Karthik as Inspector Prem Kumar
Jeevitha as Vidhya
Goundamani "Podhuppani" Ponnusaami
Radha Ravi as D. Janardhanan aka DJ
Poornam Viswanathan as Kamalanathan, Retd. IG
Chandrasekhar as Prabhakar
Charle as MLA Palayam
Senthil as Ponnusaami's sidekick
Visu as Lawyer "Vicks" Vardarajan
Kishmu as Public Prosecutor Dakshinamoorthy

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, All lyrics were written by Vaali, Vairamuthu, Kanmani Subbu, Na. Kamarasan, Chidambaradas.^[2] The song "Naan Thedum" is set in Hindolam raga.^[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Naan Thedum Sevanthi"	Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki	Kanmani Subbu
2	"Kathirunthen Kanava"	S. Janaki	Vairamuthu
3	"Mutham Katti Mutham"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	Chidambaranathan
4	"Sumangali Poojai"	P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja	Vaali
5	"Mottuthan Ithu Ithu"	S. Janaki	Na. Kamarasan

References[]

^ "Movie Recos: 15 courtroom dramas in Tamil you might want to watch". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Dharmapathini Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

External links[]

Dharma Pathini at IMDb

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[1] "Movie Recos: 15 courtroom dramas in Tamil you might want to watch". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Dharmapathini Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[3] Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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