''Dhinamdhorum'' () is a 1998 Indian

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written and directed by Nagaraj in his debut. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 14 February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Manasichi Choodu''.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Oviyan.

Release and reception

''Dhinamdhorum'' was released on 14 February 1998. A critic from ''

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'' noted "this is one of the very rare and good films among recent releases in Tamil". D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' wrote, "Nagaraj, with his biting, down-to-earth dialogue, is bound to earn the encomiums of the viewers ..Here the director is the fast-talking, trouble-shooting friend of the hero and his screenplay, based on his story, has appreciable narrative values". He also appreciated the cinematography.

Legacy

The success of the film prompted the director to add ''Dhinamdhorum'' as a prefix to his industry name. Despite the strong performance of the film, Nagaraj found it difficult to establish his career as a director and several of his later films including ''Vinnai Thoduvom'', with the same cast, during 1998 were cancelled.

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*{{IMDb title, 31316609 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 directorial debut films 1998 films 1998 romantic drama films Fiction about unemployment Indian romantic drama films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language Indian films