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{{Infobox film
| name = Dharma Seelan
| image = Dharma Seelan poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Cheyyar Ravi]]
| producer = V. Mohan V. Natarajan
| story = Agasthiya Vasahan
| screenplay = Cheyyaaru Ravi
| starring = [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] [[Khushbu]] [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] [[Salim Ghouse]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Thangar Bachan]]
| editing = B.S. Mahendran
| distributor = Anandhi Films
| studio = Anandhi Films
| released = 16 July 1993
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Dharma Seelan''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1993|1993]] [[Tamil language]] film directed by [[Cheyyar Ravi]]. The film features [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu]] in lead roles whilst [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] and [[Salim Ghouse]] play supporting roles. The film was released on 16 July 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1742 |title=Dharma Seelan|accessdate=28 October 2011|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Dharma_Seelan/9088|title=Find Tamil Movie Dharma Seelan |accessdate=28 October 2011|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8550/dharmaseelan.html|title=Dharmaseelan|accessdate=28 October 2011|publisher=popcorn.oneindia.in|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120723233933/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8550/dharmaseelan.html|archive-date=23 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Thamizh Selvan ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]), an orphan who works in a hospital, tries to discover the truth of his parentage. Though the head of his orphanage claims that a recently deceased nun was his mother, others deny it. So Thamizh teams up with a reporter Durga ([[Khushbu]]), he meets at the nun's wake, and the two work to unearth the facts.

== Cast ==

*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Thamizh Selvan and SP Dharma Seelan
*[[Khushbu]] as Durga
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Vaappa
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Parvathi
*[[Salim Ghouse]] as Pradeep Chakravarthi
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Mother Mary
*[[Goundamani]] as Aarusamy
*[[Senthil]] as Dindigul Sahayam

== Soundtrack ==

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 8 tracks with lyrics written by [[R. V. Udayakumar]], [[Gangai Amaran]], Pulamaipithan and [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0002670.html|title=Dharma Seelan Songs|accessdate=28 October 2011|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Dharma_Seelan/9088#songs|title=Find Tamil Movie Dharma Seelan |accessdate=28 October 2011|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00116|title=Dharma Seelan|accessdate=28 October 2011|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Kinnaaram Kinnaaram" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[R. V. Udayakumar]] || 4:58
|-
|2 || "Engumulla Allah" || "Nagore" E.M. Hanifa, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 5:09
|-
|3 || "Thendral Varum" || Arun Mozhi, [[Minmini]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:52
|-
|4 || "Iruppathai Maranthu" || Mano || Pulamaipithan || 3:39
|-
|5 || "Anbe Vaa" || Mano, [[Swarnalatha]] || rowspan=4|Vaali ||4:50
|-
|6 || "Aiya" || Sunandha || 3:31
|-
|7 || "Ada Sonnaal" || [[K. S. Chitra]] || 5:11
|-
|8 || "Kadhal Nilave" || Arun Mozhi, Swarnalatha || 5:05
|}

==Reception==
''The Indian Express'' wrote "A gripping screenplay, taut narration and some fine performances make Dharmaseelan a film worth watching".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:1993 action films]]

Dharma Seelan - Revision history

>Kailash29792 at 08:48, 25 June 2021