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{{Infobox film
| name = Dharma Pathini
| image =
| caption = LP Vinyl Records Cover
| director = [[Ameerjan]]
| writer = Kanmani Subbu (dialogues)
| story = A. Anjaneya Pushpanand
| starring = [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]]<br>[[Jeevitha]]
| producer = Durga Tamilmani<br>Kamatchi Tamilmani<br>Yasodha Tamilmani<br>S. R. M. Chokkalingam
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| editing = S. S. Nazir
| cinematography = C. S. Ravibabu
| studio = Sri Shanmugalaya Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1986|03|14}}
| runtime =
| country= India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Dharma Pathini''''' (English: ''Faithful Wife'') is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[Ameerjan]], starring [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]] and [[Jeevitha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharma Pathini Vinyl LP Records|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/DHARMAPATTHINI-ILAIYARAAJA-LP-Record-India-Tamil-526-/321276253748?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item4acd8e9634|accessdate=2013-12-26}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Dharmapatni (1987 film)|Dharmapatni]]'' and in Hindi as ''[[Jawab Hum Denge]]''.

==Plot==

Prem Kumar ([[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]]) is an honest police inspector who comes in conflict with a dangerous thug named DJ ([[Radharavi]]). He falls in love with Vidhya ([[Jeevitha]]) who joins as Sub-Inspector of Police in his station. They get married. Situations take a turn when Vidhya's brother-in-law is framed in a murder case. The rest of the story is how Prem Kumar and Vidhya tackle the case and reveal the true murderers.

==Cast==
* [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]] as Inspector Prem Kumar
* [[Jeevitha]] as Vidhya
* [[Goundamani]] "Podhuppani" Ponnusaami
* [[Radha Ravi]] as D. Janardhanan aka DJ
* [[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Kamalanathan, Retd. IG
* [[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] as Prabhakar
* [[Charle]] as MLA Palayam
* [[Senthil]] as Ponnusaami's sidekick
* [[Visu]] as Lawyer "Vicks" Vardarajan
* [[Kishmu]] as Public Prosecutor Dakshinamoorthy

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, All lyrics were written by Vaali, Vairamuthu, Kanmani Subbu, Na. Kamarasan, Chidambaradas. The song "Naan Thedum" was well received and it was set in Hindolam raga.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece</ref>

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| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics'''
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| 1 || "Naan Thedum Sevanthi" || Ilaiyaraaja, [[S. Janaki]] || Kanmani Subbu
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| 2 || "Kathirunthen Kanava" || S. Janaki || [[Vairamuthu]]
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| 3 || "Mutham Katti Mutham" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Chidambaranathan
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| 4 || "Sumangali Poojai" || [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
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| 5 || "Mottuthan Ithu Ithu" || S. Janaki || Na. Kamarasan
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0319288}}

[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ameerjan]]
[[Category:1986 action films]]

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Dharma Pathini 1986 film - Revision history

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