''Dheepam'' () is a 1977 Indian

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-language film, directed by

K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil cinema. He mainly worked with Sivaji Ganesan. He directed many Malayalam films as well. Career K. Vijayan was an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi ...

and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars

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, Sujatha, Vijayakumar and Sangeetha. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. It is a remake of the

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film ''

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''. The film became a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theatres.

Plot

Cast

as Raja / Somu * Sujatha as Radha * Vijayakumar as Kannan * Sangeetha as Latha * K. Balaji as Photographer * Padmini as Kannan's mother (Guest Appearance) * Sathyapriya as Asha * Major Sundarrajan as Raja * S. V. Subbaiah as Ramaiya *

S. V. Ramadas S. V. Ramadas (1921-2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil-language films, most often as a villain. He acted in more than 700 films in a career spanning over four decades. Film career Among popular movies, he acted in Aayirathil Or ...

as Vasu *

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 fil ...

as Rahim Bai *

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as karups * Manorama as Rama *

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as Palakadu Bama * Y. G. Mahendran

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Anthapurathil Oru" is set in Mayamalavagowla raga. The song "Poovizhi Vaasalil" is set in Yamuna Kalyani raga.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0273529 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil remakes of Malayalam films