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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Desiya Geetham<br />
| image =Desiya Geetham.jpg<br />
| caption =Poster<br />
| director = [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]<br />
| producer = Dharam Chand Lunked<br />
| writer = Cheran<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]|[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]}}<br />
| narrator =<br />
| music = [[Ilayaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = Priyan<br />
| editing = K. Thangichalam<br />
| distributor = Tara's Creations<br />
| released = 19 October 1998<br />
| runtime = 164 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Desiya Geetham''''' (English: National Anthem) is a 1998 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]. The film co-produced by R. Chandru, Abuthahir, Sathish Kumar, G. V. Suresh Kumar. The film created controversy during release<ref name="tripod">{{cite web|url=http://chandrag.tripod.com/jan99/|title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks|publisher=chandrag.tripod.com|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="archive">{{cite web|url=http://chandrag.tripod.com/nov98/ |title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks |publisher=archive.is |accessdate=25 June 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120709043545/http://chandrag.tripod.com/nov98/ |archivedate=9 July 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> and received positive reviews.<ref name="bbthots">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/dgeetham.html|title=reviews/1999/dgeetham|publisher=bbthots.com|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="indolink">{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Desia_Geetham_142751.html|title=Desia Geetham: Movie Review|publisher=indolink.com|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref> The film was one among 1998 Deepavali releases.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film is about a Chief minister and his family being kidnapped and taken to a remote village making them undergo the hardships of village life to learn about it. [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] played the role of a villager who was looking for revolutionary means to correct the political system in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The basic line of the story was that the leaders should understand and know the difficulties faced by his subjects.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as Pandian<br />
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]<br />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]<br />
*[[Nagesh]]<br />
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />
*[[Manivannan]] as Indian<br />
*[[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]] as Ganga<br />
*Vijayasarathy<br />
*Andavar<br />
*[[Anandaraj]]<br />
*Rajeswari (Padmashri) as Kaveri<br />
*[[Sathyapriya]]<br />
*[[Nalinikanth (actor)|Nalinikanth]]<br />
*[[Scissor Manohar]] as Rathnam<br />
*[[Crane Manohar]]<br />
*Master Hari<br />
*Nirmala Periyasamy<br />
*[[P. Shwetha]] as cameo appearance in song "En Kanavinai"<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and lyrics were written by [[Arivumathi]], Pazhani Bharathi, Vaasan, and received positive reviews.<ref name="indolink2">{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/98/Desiya_geetham_62320.html|title=Desiya geetham: Music Review|publisher=indolink.com|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics'''<br />
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| 1 || "Ladies Special" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || Pazhani Bharathi<br />
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| 2 || "En Kanavinai" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || Vaasan<br />
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| 3 || "Desiya Geetham" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Arivumathi]]<br />
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| 4 || "Naan Vaakkapattu" || Sujatha || Pazhani Bharathi<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Mannana Poranthavuga" || rowspan=2|[[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]] || rowspan=4|Vaasan<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Appan Veettu"<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Nanba Nanba" || rowspan=2|Ilaiyaraaja<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Anal Gandhi"<br />
|}<br />
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==Box office==<br />
*The film was a failure grossing $200,000 at the box office.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.thenisai.com/tamil/movies/desiya_review.htm Desiya geethem at thenisai]<br />
* {{IMDb title|0276060|Desiya Geetham}}<br />
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