Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam?
Appearance
Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam | |
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Directed by | Bapu |
Written by | V. C. Guhanathan (Tamil dialogues) Mullapudi Venkataramana (Telugu dialogues) |
Story by | Shabd Kumar |
Produced by | Sathyanarayana Suryanarayana |
Starring | Bhanu Chander Madhavi |
Cinematography | P. Bhaskar Rao |
Edited by | V. Jagadeesh |
Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Satyachitra Combines |
Release dates |
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Country | India |
Languages | Telugu Tamil |
Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam (transl. Which is justice, which is duty?) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language thriller film[1] simultaneously made in Tamil as Neethi Devan Mayakkam (transl. Judge's dilemma). Directed by Bapu, the film stars Bhanu Chander and Madhavi. Kamal Haasan acted as Military Officer in a guest appearance in the Tamil version and in Telugu by Krishna. The film was a remake of the Hindi film Insaf Ka Tarazu, which in turn was a remake of the 1976 Hollywood film Lipstick.
Plot
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Cast
- Bhanu Chander as Rajesh
- Madhavi as Bharathi
- Janavi as Aarthi (Bharathi young Sister)
- Devi
- Raja as Ashok (Bharathi Lover)
- Major Sundarrajan in Tamil / Jaggayya in Telugu as Criminal Lawyer
- Sowcar Janaki as Lawyer
- Manorama
- Kamal Haasan in Tamil / Krishna in Telugu as Military Officer (Guest role)
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dharmam Thulabharam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
2. | "Tailore" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
3. | "Aaru Nelalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
4. | "Ponchivunna" | P. Susheela |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dharma Thulabaram" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
2. | "Oththikaiyil" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja | |
3. | "Neethi Devan" | Kannadasan | P. Susheela | |
4. | "Aaru Erandu" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela |
Reception
Reviewing Tamil version for Kalki, Thiraignani praised the acting of Madhavi and Devi, Guhanathan's dialogues and concluded calling it written question and answer book for the English word rape.[4]
References
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (29 June 2017). "Bapu-Ramana's Sakshi turns 50". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam". Saregama. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Neethi Devan Mayakkam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ திரைஞானி (7 November 1982). "நீதி தேவன் மயக்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 54. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links
Categories:
- 1982 films
- 1980s Tamil-language films
- 1980s Telugu-language films
- 1982 multilingual films
- 1982 thriller films
- Films about rape in India
- Films about social issues in India
- Films directed by Bapu
- Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
- Indian courtroom films
- Indian multilingual films
- Indian thriller films
- Tamil remakes of Hindi films
- Telugu remakes of Hindi films