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{{short description|1972 film by N. C. Chakravarthi}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil
| image = Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = N. C. Chakravarthi
| producer =
| writer =
| story = [[Nagesh]] <br /> N. C. Chakravarthi <br /> [[V. S. Raghavan]]
| starring = [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]<br />[[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath]]
| editing = N. M. Shankar
| studio = Ramkumar Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1972|2|11|df=y}}
| runtime = 141 minutes<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cEzAQAAIAAJ&q=KATTlL |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1973 |page=274}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil''''' ({{trans|Lost in a forest}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by N. C. Chakravarthi and produced by Ramkumar Films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=நரசிம்மன் |first=டி.ஏ. |date=4 February 2017 |title=என்னருமை தோழி..! 26 - திக்குத் தெரியாத காட்டில்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/185372-26.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200219103045/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/185372-26.html |archive-date=19 February 2020 |access-date=19 February 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref> The film's story was written by [[Nagesh]], [[V. S. Raghavan]] and N. C. Chakravarthi and dialogue by Thuyavan with music by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The film stars [[R. Muthuraman]], [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] and [[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]].

== Plot ==
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A child gets lost in a forest where various other groups of people enter, each with a different purpose.

== Cast ==
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* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Vijaya
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Vijaya's Husband
* [[Nagesh]] as Constable 1
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Constable 2
* [[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]] as Meena
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Prisoner Kali Muthu
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Prisoner Raju
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Williams, Hunter
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Police Inspector
* Sudharsan as Joseph, Hunter/Williams friend
* [[Sachu]] as Raji, College Student 1
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishan]] as Ganesh, College Student 2
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as College Students 3
* Maali as Kailasam
* Kaathadi Ramamoorthy as College Student 4
* Jambu as College Student 5
* Saibaba as College Student 6
* Pushpa as College Student 7
* Kalpana as College Student 8
* Sujatha as College Student 9
* Girija as College Student 10
* Lakshmi as College Student 11
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
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| name = Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = M. S. Viswanathan
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| released = 1972
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| length = 21:07
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| producer = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
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Music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thikku Theriyatha Kattil |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/604 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722054940/http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/604 |archive-date=6 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length(m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Poo Poova Paranthu" || [[M. S. Rajeswari]] || rowspan=5|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:51
|-
| 2 || "Pattukkaran Paadi" || [[L. R. Eswari]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], B. S. Vasantha, Saibaba || 04:57
|-
| 3 || "Kettathellam Naan" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]] || 05:04
|-
| 4 || "Kuliradikuthey" || L. R. Eswari, M. L. Srikanth, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]] || 04:20
|-
| 5 || "Kaatradikkum Thesaiyinile" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || 03:35
|-
| 6 || Dance Music || Instrumental || || 02:58
|-
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil'' was released on 11 February 1972.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் |language=ta |work=[[Dinamani]] |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |archive-date=24 June 2020}}</ref> ''Film World'' said, "The treatment is inane, in spite of the comedy patches provided by Nagesh and V. K. Ramaswami. The performances on the whole are mediocre."<ref name="Film World">{{Cite magazine |year=1972 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |title=Thikku Theriyatha Kattil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnhTAAAAYAAJ&q=thikku+theriyatha+kaattil |magazine=Film World |volume=8 |page=46}}</ref> The film was later dubbed in [[Hindi]] as ''Barah Ghante''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |author-link=Namrata Joshi |date=7 December 2016 |title=Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 |url-status=live |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220053846/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Jayalalithaas-fleeting-Hindi-cinema-connect/article16771594.ece1 |archive-date=20 December 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt3424604}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:Films about animals]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films set in forests]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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