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    Dharmathin Thalaivan
    Dharmathin Thalaivan poster.jpg
    Poster
    Directed by S.P. Muthuraman
    Screenplay by Panchu Arunachalam
    Based on Kasme Vaade
    by Mirza Brothers
    Produced by C. Dhandayuthapani
    Starring Rajinikanth
    Prabhu
    Suhasini
    Khushbu
    Cinematography T.S. Vinayagam
    Edited by R. Vittal
    S.B. Mohan
    Music by Ilaiyaraaja
    Production
    company

    Dhandayuthapani Films
    Release date

    29 September 1988

    Running time
    150 minutes
    Country India
    Language Tamil

    Dharmathin Thalaivan (transl. Righteous Leader) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language


    action-drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth in dual roles,
    along with Prabhu, Suhasini, Khushbu, Nassar and Captain Raju in other roles. It is
    a remake of the 1978 Hindi film Kasme Vaade. The film marked the debut of Khushbu
    in Tamil cinema.
    Contents

    1 Plot
    2 Cast
    3 Production
    4 Soundtrack
    5 Release and reception
    6 Legacy
    7 References
    8 Bibliography
    9 External links

    Plot

    Balasubramanian alias Balu is an absent-minded but kind-hearted Tamil college


    Professor. He lives with his younger brother Raju, his maternal uncle Rangarajan
    and his cousin Sumathi, who is also his love interest. Raju, who studies in the
    same college that Balu works, is short-tempered, rowdyish and a drunkard, spoiled
    by Balu's and Sumathi's pamperings. He frequently gets into fights with a fellow
    student Raghupathy, whose father owns the college. Balu fails in several attempts
    to reform Raju. One night, Balu is accidentally killed when he tries to intervene
    in one of the fights between Raju and Raghupathy. Before dying, Balu asks Raju to
    ensure that he can find another person who can marry Sumathi as he does not want
    her to suffer after his death, to which Raju agrees with a heavy heart. Balu's
    demise marks a turning point for Raju, who vows never to get angry and drink again.
    Sumathi, who is devastated at Balu's death, goes into depression, dons the garb of
    a widow and vows never to marry. To ensure that Sumathi gets over Balu, Raju and
    Sumathi move to Bangalore, where Raju takes up a job at a garage owned by Devi.

    One day, Raju encounters his brother's doppelgänger Shankar, a rowdy and thief who
    steals cars daily from the garage. Raju, who still feels guilty over his brother's
    death, is unable to fight Shankar as he looks like his brother and unsuccessfully
    tries to develop a bond with him. However, after hearing Raju's and Sumathi's sad
    story, Shankar undergoes a change of heart and he decides to mend his ways,
    eventually becoming a police informer. Soon, he falls in love with Sumathi, but
    Sumathi rebuffs him as she is unable to forget Balu. Meanwhile, Sumathi is
    kidnapped by a smuggler Bhaskar, for whom Shankar once used to work, in order to
    force him to smuggle diamonds. Shankar reluctantly agrees to Bhaskar's demand so
    that Sumathi would be saved, but when Bhaskar refuses to release Sumathi, a fight
    ensues between Shankar and Raju on one side and Bhaskar on the other side, which
    ends with Bhaskar's arrest. Sumathi realises her love for Shankar, and the movie
    ends with the marriages of both Shankar and Sumathi as well as Raju and Devi, with
    Shankar dressing up like the late Balu for the marriage.
    Cast

    Rajinikanth as Professor Balu & Shankar


    Prabhu as Raju
    Suhasini as Sumathi
    Khushbu as Devi
    Nassar as Raghupathy
    Captain Raju as Bhaskar
    V. K. Ramasamy as Rangarajan
    Charle as Mani, Shankar's friend (allakkai)
    V. Gopalakrishnan as Devaraj
    M. R. Krishnamurthy as Mohanram

    Production

    After Thai Veedu, Devar Films parted ways with Rajinikanth. All the subsequent
    films they produced were flops which resulted in heavy losses. Director R.
    Thyagarajan openly accepted that they had a very good rapport with Rajinikanth for
    sometime but due to unavoidable circumstances they lost their friendship with
    Rajinikanth. They accepted that they are responsible for the issue and there was no
    mistake on Rajinikanth's side. Rajinikanth wished to help them and did Dharmathin
    Thalaivan under Dandayudhapani Films banner.[1] The film, a remake of the 1978
    Hindi film Kasme Vaade,[2] was the 21st collaboration between Rajinikanth and S. P.
    Muthuraman. It saw Prabhu and Rajinikanth pairing for the first time, although it
    released after their second outing together, Guru Sishyan (1988).[3] The film
    marked the debut of actress Khushbu in Tamil films.[4] She revealed that the film
    happened after she met Prabhu and he recommended her to Dandayudhapani. She also
    recalled an instance when she struggled to learn and understand Tamil during the
    shoot.[5][6][7]
    Soundtrack

    The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam, Vaali and
    Gangai Amaran.[8][9] The song "Muthamizh Kaviye" is based on Gourimanohari raga.
    [10]
    No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
    1 "Muthamizh Kaviyae" K. S. Chithra, K. J. Yesudas Panchu Arunachalam
    04:34
    2 "Othadi Othadi" Malaysia Vasudevan, Sunandha Vaali 05:45
    3 "Thenmadurai Vaigai Nadhi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, Malaysia
    Vasudevan 05:10
    4 "Thenmadurai Vaigai" (Sad) Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela 04:10
    6 "Yaaru Yaaru Indha Kizhavan" Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan 07:04
    5 "Velli Mani Kinnathiley" Mano, K. S. Chithra, Malaysia Vasudevan Gangai
    Amaran 04:34
    Release and reception

    Dharmathin Thalaivan was released on 29 September 1988.[11] The film became a


    commercial success and paid off all the losses of Devar. However it became the
    final production of Devar Films and after that they left the industry.[1]
    Ilaiyaraaja won the Cinema Express Award for Best Music Director.[12]
    Legacy

    The first look poster of Ghajinikanth (2018) had Arya in an ethnic attire
    resembling Balu portrayed by Rajinikanth from Dharmathin Thalaivan. The film was
    titled Ghajinikanth, because of the forgetful nature of its lead character, besides
    being a portmanteau of Rajinikanth and Ghajini (2005), which also revolves around a
    forgetful character.[13][14]

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