Dharma Durai(2016)
Dharma Durai is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slice-of-life drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role, alongside Tamannaah Bhatia, Aishwarya Rajesh, Srushti Dange, Radhika Sarathkumar, and Ganja Karuppu. The story follows Dr. Dharmadurai, a once-promising village doctor who becomes an alcoholic after a personal tragedy. He loses his love to suicide due to his family's greed. The film explores his journey of pain, recovery, and redemption. It was praised for its performances and emotional depth. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Vairamuthu won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Endha Pakkam". The film was released on 19 August 2016.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, JioHotstar, Sun NXT
- Theatrical Release
- 19 August 2016
- Director
- Seenu Ramasamy
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
A brilliant village doctor loses everything when his greedy brothers destroy his marriage. His love commits suicide. He becomes a drunkard. Years later, a college friend helps him recover. He finds love again. But can he forgive his family and start over?
“A doctor's fall and rise.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Dharma Durai
Cast reunions in this film: Vijay Sethupathi & Yuvan Shankar Raja (8 films together), Yuvan Shankar Raja & Aruldoss (8 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & Aruldoss (7 films together), M. S. Bhaskar & Yuvan Shankar Raja (7 films together), Tamannaah Bhatia & Yuvan Shankar Raja (6 films together), and Ganja Karuppu & Yuvan Shankar Raja (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Dharmadurai' is the name of a real-life village doctor from the director's hometown, who inspired the story.
- Actor Vijay Sethupathi performed his own stunts for the fight scenes, including a sequence where he jumps into a well.
- The song 'Kadhal Kan Kattudhe' was shot in a single continuous take lasting over four minutes.
- Director Seenu Ramasamy also wrote the dialogues, which were praised for their authentic rural Tamil dialect.
- The film was shot in real village locations in and around Madurai, without constructed sets for most scenes.
- It was produced by actor Suriya's production company 2D Entertainment, marking their first collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi.
- The movie includes a cameo by director-actor Mysskin as a mentally challenged character, though his role was uncredited.
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Check out Dharmadurai Team at 14th Chennai International Film Festival. Vijay Sethupathi, R. K. Suresh, Director Seenu Ramasamy, Soundaraja graced the event.
