''Dharisanam'' () is a 1970 Indian
Tamil
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-language film produced and directed by V. T. Arasu. The film stars
A. V. M. Rajan
Shanmugasundaram, known by his stage name A.V.M. Rajan, (26 July 1935) is an Indian preacher and former actor who was active in Tamil cinema. He was one of the top actors in the industry during the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life
Born in Pudukott ...
and
Pushpalatha
Pushpalatha (1937 or 1938 – 4 February 2025) was an Indian actress, who worked predominantly in Tamil-, Telugu-, Kannada- and Malayalam-language films. She acted in heroine and character roles in more than 100 films. Her debut film was '' Se ...
, the former in a dual role. It was released on 6 February 1970.
Plot
Chandramohan, who has suffered financially, meets a lookalike named Pandiyan, and they agree to swap identities.
Cast
Production
''Dharisanam'' was produced and directed by V. T. Arasu under Sendhoor Films, written by Singaravelan, photographed by Bombay Maniyam and edited by K. Govindaswamy. It remains the only film where A. V. M. Rajan played a dual role.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi in her film debut,
and the lyrics were written by
Kannadasan
Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...
.
Release and reception
''Dharisanam'' was released on 6 February 1970.
''
The Indian Express
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'' wrote, "The familiar plot with two similar-looking persons and its repurcussions—in this movie, good—are over-stressed. The screenplay is very school-boyish and so are the other aspects of the film", but praised Rajan's performance.
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1970 films
1970s Indian films
1970s Tamil-language films
Films about lookalikes
Tamil-language Indian films