Dharmathin Thalaivan

Dharmathin Thalaivan is a 1988 Indian Tamil actiondrama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Prabhu Ganesan, Charlie, Nassar, Captain Raju, Kushboo and Suhasini. The film is the remake of Hindi movie Kasme Vaade starring Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan and Randhir Kapoor. The film marked the debut of Kushboo in Tamil cinema. It was declared superhit at the box office and completed a 100day run in many centres.

After Thai Veedu, Devar Films parted ways with Rajini. All the subsequent films they produced were flops which resulted in heavy losses. Director R. Thyagarajan openly accepted that they had a very good rapport with Rajini for sometime but due to unavoidable circumstances they lost their friendship with Rajini. They accepted that they are responsible for the issue and theres no mistake on Rajini side. Rajini wished to help them and did Dharmathin Thalaivan under Dandayudhapani Films banner. Dharmathin Thalaivan was the 21st collaboration between Rajinikanth and SP Muthuraman. The film saw Prabhu and Rajini pairing for second time after Guru Sishyan 1988. The film marked the debut of actress Kushboo in Tamil films. Kushboo revealed that the film happened after I met Prabhu at a studio and he recommended my name to the producer and she also recalled an instance when she struggled to learn and understand Tamil during the shoot.The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song Thenmadurai remains one of the famous songs from the film. The song Muthamizh Kaviye is based on Gaurimanohari Raga. ........

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