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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhakam
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 
| director = [[Babu Nanthankode]]
| producer = Janakiraman
| writer =
| screenplay = K. K. Raman
| story = Babu Nanthankode<br />T. Vaiyadurai
| starring = [[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[Nanditha Bose]]
| narrator =
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| cinematography = T. Vaiyadurai
| editing =
| studio = Kavya Chitra
| distributor =
| released = 
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Dhakam''''' ({{trans|Thirst}}) is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama]] film<ref name="BFI" /> directed by [[Babu Nanthankode]] in his debut. He co-wrote the story with T. Vaiyadurai, who handled the cinematography. The film stars [[R. Muthuraman]] and [[Nanditha Bose]]. Filmed in 1972, it did not see a theatrical release, but has been screened at many film festivals.

== Plot ==
Sharada, an orphan, lives with other orphans in an [[ashram]], where she bonds with a Sekhar, a blind man. They eventually marry, and she tries to make a living as a saleswoman in [[Chennai|Madras]], but city life is too much for them and they return to the ashram. Sharada dies, having donated her eyes to a blind person.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref name="BFI" />

== Cast ==
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Sekhar<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />
* [[Nanditha Bose]] as Sharada<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />

Other supporting roles are played by [[Major Sundarrajan]],<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /> [[Pandari Bai]], [[Rajakokila]], Renuka Parvathi and Jayaseelam.<ref name="BFI" />

== Production ==
''Dhakam'', the directorial debut of [[Babu Nanthankode]],<ref name="jeyamohan" /> was conceived by him and T. Vaiyadurai while they were working at the staff of the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Madras Film Institute]].<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /> It was produced by Janakiraman under the banner Kavya Chitra.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IHV4AAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D |title=பாரதிராஜா :மண்ணும் மக்களும் |last=Shanmugasundaram |first=S. |publisher=Kaavya |year=1997 |pages=26}}</ref> The screenplay was written by K. K. Raman, based on the story of Nanthankode and Vaiyadurai; the latter also handled the cinematography.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /> Shooting took place in 1972,<ref name="jeyamohan" /> primarily at [[Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu]]. The final cut of the film measured 144 minutes.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]], while Bharati and Poovai Senguttuvan were the lyricists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhaagam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/53353 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref> The songs "Vanam Namadhu Thanthai" and "Bharata Samudayam" attained popularity.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref name="Serpent" />
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = Urugidum Velaiyilum Nalla
| lyrics1 = Poovai Senguttuvan
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Vaanam Namadhu Thanthai
| lyrics2 = Poovai Senguttuvan
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 =
| title3 = Vaanamengum Parithiyin
| lyrics3 = [[Subramania Bharati]]
| extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length3 =
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Dhakam'' did not have a theatrical release,<ref name="Sujatha">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FElmAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D |title=கணையாழி கடைசிப் பக்கங்கள்: 1965–1998 |last=சுஜாதா |publisher=உயிர்மை பதிப்பகம் |year=2006 |pages=145 |isbn=9788189912109 |author-link=Sujatha Rangarajan}}</ref> but has been screened at many film festivals.<ref name="jeyamohan" /><ref name="Sujatha" />

==Legacy==
''Dhakam'' was influential in establishing the [[art film]] scenario in [[Tamil cinema]]. Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, in their book ''Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema'', say the film served as an inspiration for ''[[Aval Appadithan]]'' (1978).<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bfbf8f7 |title=DHAKAM (1972) |website=[[British Film Institute|BFI]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190605040246/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bfbf8f7 |archive-date=5 June 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="jeyamohan">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jeyamohan.in/11222#.XPafp9LLfK6 |title=பாபு நந்தன்கோடு |last=Jeyamohan |author-link=B. Jeyamohan |date=28 September 2017 |website=Jeyamohan.in |language=ta |trans-title=Babu Nanthankode |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190605033131/https://www.jeyamohan.in/11222%23.XPc4IhYzbIX#.XPafp9LLfK6 |archive-date=5 June 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Encyclopaedia">{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |pages=413 |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}</ref>

<ref name="Serpent">{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |title=The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |location=Chennai |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0315485}}
* {{CITWF title|86716}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

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