Dhaya (transl. Mercy) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Senthil Kumar and produced by Prakash Raj. It stars Prakash Raj, Meena, Lakshmi and Raghuvaran. The National Film Award—Special Jury Award for Best Actor was awarded for Raj for this movie. The film released on 14 February 2002 and received positive reviews from critics and audience.
| Dhaya | |
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| Directed by | Senthil Kumar |
| Written by | V. Prabhakar (dialogues) |
| Story by | Senthil Kumar |
| Produced by | Prakash Raj |
| Starring | Prakash Raj Meena Raghuvaran Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | Vijay Milton |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
| Music by | Bharadwaj |
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Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Dhaya (Prakash Raj) is a rowdy in Chennai with enough political clout to make the police look the other way when he indulges in his nefarious activities. Thulasi (Meena) moves into his neighbourhood, but all her attempts to reform him fail. Rudhraiya (Raghuvaran), an ex-army man who has a score to settle with Sharada Amma (Lakshmi), hires Dhaya to discredit her. Sharada Amma runs an orphanage for abandoned children and is a good woman who turns a deaf ear to Thulasi's warnings about Dhaya's real character. Dhaya earns Sharada Amma's trust and gets himself hired as her car driver, while secretly planning her downfall.
Cast edit
- Prakash Raj as Dhaya
- Meena as Thulasi
- Raghuvaran as Major Rudhraiya
- Lakshmi as Mother Sharada
- Ramesh Khanna as Kappi Sekar
- Dhamu as Thotti Siva
- Janagaraj as Selvaraj, Thulasi's father
- Pandu as Police Constable
- Pyramid Natarajan as Judge Venkatraman
- Bala Singh as Minister
- LIC Narasimhan as Minister's PA
- Vasu Vikram as Marimuthu
- Singamuthu as Nair
- Bonda Mani as himself
- Simran as an item number
Production edit
The film's director, Senthil Kumar, used to be an erstwhile assistant of Agathiyan.[1]
Soundtrack edit
| Dhaya | ||||
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| Released | 4 January 2002 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:12 | |||
| Producer | Bharadwaj | |||
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All music is composed by Bharadwaj[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Annathe Nadantha" | Snehan | Tippu | 04:55 |
| 2. | "Dhaya Dhaya" | Snehan | Manikka Vinayagam, Bharadwaj | 04:22 |
| 3. | "Aan Azhaga" | Snehan | P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Mohan | 04:42 |
| 4. | "Kadavulai Parthathillai" | Nandalala | Bharadwaj | 02:39 |
| 5. | "Thorakatha Pottiye" | Pa. Vijay | Anuradha Sriram, Manikka Vinayagam | 04:31 |
| 6. | "Guru Brahma Guru Vishnuee" | Snehan | Reshmi, Chorus | 03:23 |
| 7. | "Dhaya Dhaya Oorellam" | Snehan | Tippu, Chorus | 04:40 |
Reception edit
Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "Daya is interesting at places, but could have been crafted better".[3] A critic from Thiraipadam.com wrote that "Dhaya is another in the long list of movies featuring a rowdy as hero but employs sufficient plot points to seem different from other run-of-the-mill stories".[4] A critic from Cinema Today wrote that "A film with life, it manages to also make an impact on our minds and thus succeed".[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "14th film in the year 2002". Cinematoday3.itgo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Dhaya Songs Download: Dhaya MP3 Tamil Songs Online Free on". Gaana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Daya". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Balasubramaniam, Balaji. "Movie Review: Dhaya (2002)". Thiraipadam. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
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