Dharma Raja (film)

Dharma Raja is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Chinna Annamalai. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji and Major Sundarrajan. It was released on 26 April 1980,^[1] and ran for over 100 days in theatres.^[2]

Dharma Raja
Poster
Directed by	M. A. Thirumugam
Screenplay by	M. A. Thirumugam
Story by	Chinna Annamalai
Produced by	Chinna Annamalai V. Arunachalam
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya K. Balaji Major Sundarrajan
Cinematography	M. Viswanath Rai
Edited by	M. A. Thirumugam
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Vijayavel Films
Release date	26 April 1980 (1980-04-26)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Dharma Raja
• K. R. Vijaya
• K. Balaji
• Major Sundarrajan
• Thengai Srinivasan
• Manorama
• Pushpalatha
• Geetha

Production

Dharma Raja became Balaji's final film to feature him in a negative role as he became tired of playing such roles. The filming was primarily held at Japan.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.^[4] The song "Vanavillai Polirukkum" attained popularity.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Gum Gum Gumthalakka"	L. R. Eswari
2.	"Vanavillai Polirukkum"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
3.	"Kikkiki Kiliyakka"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
4.	"Chinnasiriya Japan"	T. M. Soundararajan

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki lauded Viswanath Rai's cinematography.^[6]

References

1. "201–210". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
2. "42 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் இலங்கையில் 100 நாள்கள் ஓடிய சிவாஜி படம்!". News18 (in Tamil). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
3. சலன் (8 June 1980). "பாலாஜி சீறுகிறார்!". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 31. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
4. "Dharmaraja Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
5. P, kanmani (24 June 2022). "80களிலும் நின்று விளையாடிய எம்.எஸ்.வி... இளையராஜா காலத்தில் 10 ஹிட் சாங்ஸ்." Asianet News (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
6. காந்தன் (25 May 1980). "தர்மராஜா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Dharma Raja at IMDb