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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhinamdhorum
| image = Dhinamdhorum.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = Nagaraj
| writer = Nagaraj
| producer = R. Lavanya
| starring = [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]<br />[[Suvalakshmi]]
| cinematography = Abdul Rahman
| editing = K. Palanivel
| music = Oviyan
| studio = Mother Movie Makers
| released = {{Film date|1998|2|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Dhinamdhorum''''' ({{translation|Everyday}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by Nagaraj in his debut. The film stars [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] and [[Suvalakshmi]]. It was released on 14 February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Manasichi Choodu (film)|Manasichi Choodu]]''.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=July 2023}}

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as Aadhi
*[[Suvalakshmi]] as Booma (voice dubbed by [[Sreeja Ravi]])
*[[Manivannan]] as S.Kesavamoorthy
*[[Renuka (actress)|Renuka]] as Chandra, Booma's sister-in-law
*[[Malaysia Vasudevan]] as Ranganathan, Booma's father
*[[Kitty (actor)|Kitty]] as Aadhi's father
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Shenbagam, Booma's mother
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Valliyammal, Aadhi's mother
*[[Deepa Venkat]] as Subbu, Aadhi's sister
*Nagaraj as Krishnamurthy, Aadhi's friend
*[[Bala Singh]] as Government officer
*[[Mahanadi Shankar|Thulukanam Shankar]] as Subbaiya
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Village man
*[[Bayilvan Ranganathan]]
*Soundar as Seenivasan (Kannadi)
*MLA Thangaraj as Krishnamurthy's father
*[[Kovai Senthil]] as Temple Priest
*Manoharan Krishnan
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Guest appearance
}}

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by Oviyan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhinandhorum (2001) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/dhinandhorum-songs-T0000861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803220418/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/dhinandhorum-songs-T0000861 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Devadhai
| length1 =
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], Chorus
| title2 = En Vanam Needhana
| length2 =
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Shenoy Balesh
| title3 = Nenjathil
| length3 =
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| title4 = O Kannukkul
| length4 =
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = Unnikrishnan, [[Swarnalatha]]
| title5 = Pattadhari
| length5 =
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = Shiva, Febi Mani
| title6 = Pesathae
| length6 =
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Oviyan
| title7 = Pookkal Malaruthu
| length7 =
| lyrics7 =
| extra7 = Gopal Sharma, [[Febi Mani]]
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Dhinamdhorum'' was released on 14 February 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=தினம்தோறும் / Dhinamdhorum (1998) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/dhinamdhorum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108160607/https://screen4screen.com/movies/dhinamdhorum |archive-date=8 January 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinakaran]]'' noted "this is one of the very rare and good films among recent releases in Tamil".<ref>{{Cite web |title="Thinanthorum" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/anthorum.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616213305/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/anthorum.htm |archive-date=16 June 2004 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Nagaraj, with his biting, down-to-earth dialogue, is bound to earn the encomiums of the viewers [...] Here the director is the fast-talking, trouble-shooting friend of the hero and his screenplay, based on his story, has appreciable narrative values". He also appreciated the cinematography.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=20 February 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Thinamthorum/Zor/Tomorrow Never Dies/Michael Collins |url=http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980220/09/09200223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910165142/http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980220/09/09200223.htm |archive-date=10 September 1999 |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=26}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The success of the film prompted the director to add ''Dhinamdhorum'' as a prefix to his industry name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2013 |title=Dhinandhorum Nagaraj back in reckoning with Mathapoo |url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/dhinandhorum-nagaraj-back-in-reckoning-with-mathapoo-92903.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223856/https://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/dhinandhorum-nagaraj-back-in-reckoning-with-mathapoo-92903.html |archive-date=16 July 2018 |access-date=5 February 2014 |website=Kollytalk}}</ref> Despite the strong performance of the film, Nagaraj found it difficult to establish his career as a director and several of his later films including ''Vinnai Thoduvom'', with the same cast, during 1998 were cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFTER "THINANTHORUM" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/second/story1.htm#story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041023185237/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/second/story1.htm#story |archive-date=23 October 2004 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Bits & Pieces |url=http://members.tripod.com/~tamilcinenews/cbits.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005184906/http://members.tripod.com/~tamilcinenews/cbits.htm |archive-date=5 October 1999 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=members.tripod.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|31316609}}

[[Category:1998 Indian films]]
[[Category:1998 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1998 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1998 films]]
[[Category:1998 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Fiction about unemployment]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Dhinamdhorum - Revision history

Dr. D. Maheswari at 04:45, 3 March 2026