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{{Short description|1963 film directed by M. A. Thirumugam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| image = Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum.jpg
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]
| producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| writer = Sa. Ayyapillai
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] [[B. Saroja Devi]] [[M. R. Radha]] [[S. A. Ashokan]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = N. S. Varma
| editing = M. A. Thirumugam M. G. Balu Rao M. A. Mariappan
| studio = Devar Films
| distributor = Emgeeyaar Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1963|02|22|df=y}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum''''' ({{trans|[[Dharma]] will save your life}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[M. A. Thirumugam]]. The film features [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[M. R. Radha]] in lead roles, while [[S. A. Ashokan]] was villain. The film, produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]], had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and was released on 22 February 1963. The film was a blockbuster at the box office and one of highest-grossing films of the year, running more than 100 days.<ref name="RandorGuy" />

== Plot ==
Masked killers surrounded a guy and were killing him, Doctor Chandran (MGR), was passing by, he gets into fight with those people and hurried to the police station, meanwhile the killers escaped with the body. Chandran joins hands with police to investigate the crime. Doctor Chandran is very generous guy, serving the poor. On another side, Mani (Ashokan) was appointed as a cashier at V. K. Ramasamy finance company. Another attack by masked killers occurred when M. R. Radha and V. K. Ramasamy were getting into the car with money. Doctor Chandran helped them out and he identified the person in the plot. Mani is staging a drama to get money of M. R. Radha. Meanwhile, MGR falls in love with Sivagami (Saroja Devi), Radha's daughter. But Radha arranges the marriage for Sivagami and Mani. Sivagami refused to marry Mani. Things get tight around the neck of Radha when Chandran goes to the police. M. R. Radha accepts Chandran and Sivagami's love. At the climax, Chandran and the cops play a drama to find the masked killer. Will the killer's mask tear? Will Sivagmi and Chandran get married? The remaining story will answer these questions.

== Cast ==
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Chandran<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Sivakami<ref name="IE review" />
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Sadanandam
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Mani<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Kandhasamy
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] as Mayandi
*[[M. V. Rajamma]] as Sadanandam's wife
*"Gemini" Balu
* "Gemini" Chandra

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum |url=https://gaana.com/album/dharmam-thalai-kaakkum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093806/http://gaana.com/album/dharmam-thalai-kaakkum |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Azhagana Vazhai" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]] || 03:59
|-
| 2 || "Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:52
|-
| 3 || "Hello Hello Sugama" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:17
|-
| 4 || "Moodu Pani Kulireduththu" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:30
|-
| 5 || "Oruvan Manathu" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:22
|-
| 6 || "Paravaigale" || P. Susheela || 03:10
|-
| 7 || "Thottuvida" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:50
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum'' was released on 22 February 1963,<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 February 1963 |title=Dharmam Thalaikakkum |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630222&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 1963 |title=Dharmam Thalaikakkum |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630218&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> On 1 March 1963, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Though the plot is routine, the acting, especially by M. G. Ramachandran, rescues the film from its banality. As a doctor, [Ramachandran] does a very sincere work and provides most of the interesting moments the picture has."<ref name="IE review" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="RandorGuy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=4 June 2016 |title=Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum (1963) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Dharmam-Thalai-Kaakkum-1963/article14384567.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101004709/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Dharmam-Thalai-Kaakkum-1963/article14384567.ece |archive-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |date=1 March 1963 |title='Dharmam Thalaikakkum', a good entertainer |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630301&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=1475345}}
{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]

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