1982 Indian film
| Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam | |
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 Poster of Telugu version | |
| 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 |
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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 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 a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dharmam Thulabharam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Tailore" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela ,S.P. Sailaja | |
| 3. | "Aaru Nelalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 4. | "Ponchivunna" | P. Susheela |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 – via Internet Archive.
External links
| Filmography of Bapu | |
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| Telugu films |
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| Hindi films |
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| Tamil films |
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- 1982 films
- 1980s Indian 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
- Tamil-language Indian films
- Telugu remakes of Hindi films