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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dharmasere<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Puttanna Kanagal]]<br />
| producer = [[Aarathi]]<br />
| screenplay = Puttanna Kanagal<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Dharma Sere''|[[G. B. Joshi|Jada Bharatha]]}}<br />
| starring = [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]]<br />[[Aarathi]]<br />[[Sathyapriya]]<br />[[Jai Jagadish]]<br />
| music = [[Upendra Kumar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[S. Maruti Rao]]<br />
| editing = [[V. P. Krishnan]]<br />
| studio = Sri Amba Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1979|03|07|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Dharmasere''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಧರ್ಮಸೆರೆ.ogg|pronunciation}}, {{lit|The Religious Bind}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romance film]], based on the novel of the same name by [[G. B. Joshi|Jada Bharatha]]. It was adapted into a screenplay by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] and produced by actress [[Aarathi]] under the banner Sri Amba Films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-details/dharmasere/movieshow/65224728.cms|title=Dharmasere Movie - Kannada|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film stars Aarathi as Tunga, [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]] as Maadhu and [[Sathyapriya]] as Leela. The film tells the story of a mute girl who gets married off to her sister's husband and live the solitary life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/movie/dharma-sere-1979|title=Dharma Sere (1979) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew|website=Chitraloka.com}}</ref><br />
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The theme of the film is based on a poignant portrayal of young dumb women of that era, the scorn, humiliation and neglect they faced from the society. It has cinematography by [[S. Maruti Rao]], and editing by [[V. P. Krishnan]]. The original score and songs were composed by [[Upendra Kumar]], with lyrics by [[Vijaya Narasimha]], and songs featuring the voices of [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[S. Janaki]].<br />
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Upon release, the film was critically acclaimed and also was commercially successful. At the [[27th Filmfare Awards South]], the film won three awards including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best actress]] for Aarathi and also [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best director]] for Kanagal. Aarathi was also awarded [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] for her portrayal of deaf and dumb woman.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
This movie explores the plight of a dumb young woman Tunga. Maadhu the hero falls in love with Tunga's younger sister Leela. But the father of the girls is in the "Dharmasere" (the religious bind) that he can't get his younger daughter married even as the elder daughter is unmarried. So he requests Maadhu to marry both of them even if it is a symbolic marriage to the elder dumb girl. As fate would have it, the younger one fails to beget offspring. Desperate for an offspring, Maadhu turns to Tunga and she promptly begets a child.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Aarathi]] as Tunga<br />
*[[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]] as Maadhu<br />
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Leela<br />
*Seetharam as Govardhana Raaya<br />
*[[Sathyabhama (actress)|Sathyabhama]] as Ramabai<br />
*Jayashree<br />
*Baby Nandini<br />
*[[Musuri Krishnamurthy]]<br />
*[[Shivaram]] <br />
*[[Cudavalli Chandrashekar]]<br />
*[[Jai Jagadish]] <br />
*[[Dikki Madhava Rao]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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| name = Dharmasere<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Upendra Kumar]]<br />
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| released = 1979<br />
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| genre = [[World Music]]<br />
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| label = Saregama<br />
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The music was composed by [[Upendra Kumar]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vijaya Narasimha]]. <br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
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!No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Ee Sambhashane" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vijaya Narasimha]] || 3:48<br />
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| 2 || "Mooka Hakkiyu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki || Vijaya Narasimha || 3:12<br />
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| 3 || "Kandaa O Nanna Kanda" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || Vijaya Narasimha || 5:39<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] - [[Aarathi]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Kannada]] - Aarathi<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada]] - [[Puttanna Kanagal]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]] - Aarathi<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0231455|title=Dharmasere}}<br />
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{{Puttanna Kanagal}}<br />
{{Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada}}<br />
[[Category:1979 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1979 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Upendra Kumar]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Mangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal]]</div>MickiAddy25