''Dharma Pathini'' () is a 1986 Indian

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-language

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film, directed by

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, starring Karthik and

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. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Dharmapatni'' and in Hindi as ''Jawab Hum Denge''.

Plot

Prem Kumar is an honest police inspector who comes in conflict with a dangerous thug named DJ. He falls in love with Vidhya 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 *

as Vidhya *

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The pair dominated t ...

"Podhuppani" Ponnusaami *

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as D. Janardhanan aka DJ *

Poornam Viswanathan Poornam Viswanathan (15 November 1921 – 1 October 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. He started performing on stage at age 18. He worked as a reader for All India Radio and went on to act in films such as ''C ...

as Kamalanathan, Retd. IG *

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as Prabhakar *

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as MLA Palayam *

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as Lawyer "Vicks" Vardarajan *

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as Public Prosecutor Dakshinamoorthy *

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

in a special appearance for the song "Naan Thedum Sevanthi Poovithu"

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, All lyrics were written by Vaali, Vairamuthu, Kanmani Subbu, Na. Kamarasan, Chidambaranathan. The song "Naan Thedum" is set in

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raga.

References

External links

* 1986 films Indian action films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1980s Tamil-language films Tamil films remade in other languages Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films directed by Ameerjan 1986 action films {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub