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Dharmadurai

Dharmadurai

7,5 /10 (28 Votes)
2016 TA 167 min

Overview

A once-promising village doctor, burdened by personal loss and family betrayal, spirals into alcoholism and becomes an outcast. His journey of pain, resilience, and rediscovery takes him from despair to a chance at redemption, as he confronts his past and searches for purpose, love, and reconciliation.

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Release date

19/08/2016

Votes

28

Popularity

0.4

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Status

Released

Original title

தர்மதுரை

Language

TA

Runtime

167 min

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timesofindia

2016-08-22

⭐ 6

The opening minutes of Dharmadurai bring to mind Seenuramasamy's previous released film Neerparavai (the film that he shot after that, Idam Porul Yeval, is still lying in the cans and even gets referenced here). Like the hero of that film, the protagonist of this one, too, is an alcoholic. The first time we see Dharmadurai (Vijay Sethupathi, solid), he is at a local bar, and the director shows us how his oafish behaviour is a constant source of embarrassment to his brothers (each one named after the Pandavas of the Mahabharata), who even plot to harm him grievously to stop him from maligning t…

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