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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dharma Chakkaram<br />
| image = Dharma Chakkaram poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
| producer = K. Muralidharan<br />V. Swaminathan<br />G. Venugopal<br />
| writer = A. Hari Krishnan <small> (Dialogues)</small><br />
| screenplay = K. S. Ravikumar<br />
| story = A. Hari Krishnan<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vijayakanth]]|[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]|[[Deepti Bhatnagar]]}}<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| cinematography = Raja Rajan<br />
| editing = K. Thanikachalam<br />
| studio = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|01|14}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| runtime = 150 minutes<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Dharma Chakkaram''''' ({{translation|Wheel of Benevolence}}) is a 1997 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]], directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]], starring [[Vijayakanth]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] and [[Deepti Bhatnagar]]. The film, produced by Lakshmi Movie Makers and had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. It was released on 14 January 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=dharma%20chakkaram|title=filmography of dharma chakkaram|access-date=2012-06-16|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Chakkaravarthy ([[Vijayakanth]]), chief of the village manages the problems that endures the villagers. His past is marked by Vijayalakshmi ([[Deepti Bhatnagar]]), that they were to marry each other. Arumugam (B. H. Tharun Kumar), a jealous enemy of Chakkaravarthy, challenges. What Chakkaravarthy accepts as long as he gives something. Arumugam puts on a fight competition only if he loses Vijayalakshmi to him in marriage. Confident, she orders to win him against Arumugam. But Chakkaravarthy loses and Vijayalakshmi sacrifices her life after marrying Arumugam.<br />
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Entering the village Vijayalakshmi ([[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]) who has the same name as the old one. Vijayalakshmi is rebellious and defended by Chakkaravarthy when confronted by the villagers. When she is tortured by Arumugam's goons, Chakkaravarthy comes to her rescue.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Vijayakanth]] as Chakkaravarthy<br />
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Vijayalakshmi<br />
* [[Deepti Bhatnagar]] as Vijayalakshmi, Chakkaravarthy's former fiancée<br />
* [[Manivannan]] as Vellasamy<br />
* [[Senthil]] as Palani<br />
* [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Kannukku Pillai<br />
* B. H. Tharun Kumar as Arumugam<br />
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as K. Singamuthu<br />
* [[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Vijayalakshmi's adoptive mother<br />
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Chakkaravarthy's servant<br />
* Vani as Vellasamy's wife<br />
* [[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as Amsa Valli<br />
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Vijayalakshmi's father, Chakkaravarthy's relative<br />
* [[K. R. Vatsala]] as Kannukku Pillai's wife<br />
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Himself<br />
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Broker<br />
* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] in a cameo appearance<br />
* [[Robo Shankar]] (uncredited)<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
[[Suvaluxmi]] had turned down the lead female role before [[Deepti Bhatnagar]] was selected.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990420175002/http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track6.html</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Dharma Chakkaram<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1997<br />
| recorded = 1996<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label = [[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]]<br>[[Sa Re Ga Ma]]<br />
| producer = Deva<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics by noted director [[R. V. Udayakumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicindiaonline.co/album/29-tamilmoviesongs/16233-Dharma_Chakram__1997_/#/album/29-tamilmoviesongs/16233-Dharma_Chakram__1997_/|title=dharma chakkaram songs|access-date=2012-06-16|publisher=musicindiaonline.com}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration <br />
|- <br />
|1 || "Mamara Anilo" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || 5.27<br />
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|2 || "Putta Putta" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], Krishnaraj || 4.28<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Sollaikulla Kaatukulla" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Sujatha || 5.29<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Oorukulla" || Krishnaraj || 5.29<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Pettakozhi" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4.42<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{K. S. Ravikumar}}<br />
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[[Category:1997 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
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