# Dhakam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dhakam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dhakam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhakam > Source revision: 1342027864 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{EngvarB|date=June 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox film | director = [Babu Nanthankode](/source/Babu_Nanthankode) | producer = Janakiraman | screenplay = K. K. Raman | story = Babu Nanthankode
T. Vaiyadurai | starring = [R. Muthuraman](/source/R._Muthuraman)
[Nanditha Bose](/source/Nanditha_Bose) | music = [M. B. Sreenivasan](/source/M._B._Sreenivasan) | cinematography = T. Vaiyadurai | studio = Kavya Chitra | runtime = 144 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Dhakam''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ð|ɑː|ˌ|ɡ|ə|m}} {{translation|Thirst}}) is an Indian [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language [romantic drama](/source/romantic_drama) film directed by [Babu Nanthankode](/source/Babu_Nanthankode) in his debut. He co-wrote the story with T. Vaiyadurai, who handled the cinematography. The film stars [R. Muthuraman](/source/R._Muthuraman) and [Nanditha Bose](/source/Nanditha_Bose). Filmed in 1972, it did not see a theatrical release, but has been screened at many film festivals. == Plot == {{more plot|date=November 2021}} Sharada, an orphan, lives with other orphans in an [ashram](/source/ashram), where she bonds with a Sekhar, a blind man. They eventually marry, and she tries to make a living as a saleswoman in [Madras](/source/Chennai), but city life is too much for them and they return to the ashram. Sharada dies, having donated her eyes to a blind person.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} == Cast == * [R. Muthuraman](/source/R._Muthuraman) as Sekhar{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} * [Nanditha Bose](/source/Nanditha_Bose) as Sharada{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} Other supporting roles are played by [Major Sundarrajan](/source/Major_Sundarrajan),{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} [Pandari Bai](/source/Pandari_Bai), [Rajakokila](/source/Rajakokila), Renuka Parvathi and Jayaseelam. == Production == ''Dhakam'', the directorial debut of [Babu Nanthankode](/source/Babu_Nanthankode), was conceived by him and T. Vaiyadurai while they were working at the staff of the [Madras Film Institute](/source/M.G.R._Government_Film_and_Television_Training_Institute).{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} It was produced by Janakiraman under the banner Kavya Chitra.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}}{{sfn|Shanmugasundaram|1997|p=26}} The screenplay was written by K. K. Raman, based on the story of Nanthankode and Vaiyadurai; the latter also handled the cinematography.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} Shooting took place in 1972, primarily at [Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu](/source/Gandhigram%2C_Tamil_Nadu). The final cut of the film measured 144 minutes.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} == Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by [M. B. Sreenivasan](/source/M._B._Sreenivasan), while Bharati and Poovai Senguttuvan were the lyricists.{{Cite web |title=Dhaagam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/53353 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710071455/http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/53353 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=Songs4all}} The songs "Vanam Namadhu Thanthai" and "Bharata Samudayam" attained popularity.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}}{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=141–142}} {{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Urugidum Velaiyilum Nalla | lyrics1 = Poovai Senguttuvan | extra1 = [S. Janaki](/source/S._Janaki) | length1 = | title2 = Vaanam Namadhu Thanthai | lyrics2 = Poovai Senguttuvan | extra2 = S. Janaki | length2 = | title3 = Vaanamengum Parithiyin | lyrics3 = [Subramania Bharati](/source/Subramania_Bharati) | extra3 = [K. J. Yesudas](/source/K._J._Yesudas) | length3 = }} == Release and reception == ''Dhakam'' did not have a theatrical release, but has been screened at many film festivals.{{sfn|Sujatha|2006|p=145}} Kanthan of ''[Kalki](/source/Kalki_(magazine))'' appreciated the film for eschewing stylish costumes, makeup for the lead actors, and elaborate sets.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=17 February 1974 |title=தாகம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/feb/17-02-1974/p51.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[Kalki](/source/Kalki_(magazine)) |language=ta |page=51 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220806025409/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/feb/17-02-1974/p51.jpg |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=6 August 2022}} == Legacy == ''Dhakam'' was influential in establishing the [art film](/source/art_film) scenario in [Tamil cinema](/source/Tamil_cinema). [Ashish Rajadhyaksha](/source/Ashish_Rajadhyaksha) and [Paul Willemen](/source/Paul_Willemen), in their book ''Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema'', say the film served as an inspiration for ''[Aval Appadithan](/source/Aval_Appadithan)'' (1978).{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=413}} == References == {{Reflist|refs= {{Cite web |title=DHAKAM (1972) |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bfbf8f7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190605040246/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bfbf8f7 |archive-date=5 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019 |website=[BFI](/source/British_Film_Institute)}} {{Cite web |last=Jeyamohan |author-link=B. Jeyamohan |date=28 September 2017 |title=பாபு நந்தன்கோடு |trans-title=Babu Nanthankode |url=https://www.jeyamohan.in/11222#.XPafp9LLfK6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190605033131/https://www.jeyamohan.in/11222%23.XPc4IhYzbIX#.XPafp9LLfK6 |archive-date=5 June 2019 |access-date=4 June 2019 |website=Jeyamohan.in |language=ta}} }} == Bibliography == * {{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |title=The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |location=Chennai |oclc=243920437 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}} * {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute) and [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}} * {{Cite book |last=Shanmugasundaram |first=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IHV4AAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D |title=பாரதிராஜா :மண்ணும் மக்களும் |publisher=Kaavya |year=1997 |oclc=38305218}} * {{Cite book |last=Sujatha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FElmAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D |title=கணையாழி கடைசிப் பக்கங்கள்: 1965–1998 |publisher=உயிர்மை பதிப்பகம் |year=2006 |isbn=9788189912109 |author-link=Sujatha (writer)}} == External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0315485}} Category:1972 Indian films Category:1972 romantic drama films Category:1972 Tamil-language films Category:Films directed by Babu Nanthankode Category:Films scored by M. B. Sreenivasan Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films Category:Unreleased Tamil-language films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dhakam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhakam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhakam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.