Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam?

1982 Indian film

11 February 1982 (1982-02-11)

(Telugu)

22 October 1982 (1982-10-22)

(Tamil)CountryIndiaLanguagesTelugu
Tamil

Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam (transl. Which is justice, which is duty?) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language thriller film^[1] 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 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

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

Telugu track listing^[2]
No.	Title	Singer(s)
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

Tamil track listing^[3]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
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.^[4]

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.