{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Dhinamdhorum | image = Dhinamdhorum.jpg | caption = VCD cover | director = Nagaraj | writer = Nagaraj | producer = R. Lavanya | starring = Murali<br />Suvalakshmi | cinematography = Abdul Rahman | editing = K. Palanivel | music = Oviyan | studio = Mother Movie Makers | released = {{Film date|1998|2|14|df=y}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Dhinamdhorum''''' ({{translation|Everyday}}) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Nagaraj in his debut. The film stars Murali and Suvalakshmi. It was released on 14 February 1998. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Manasichi Choodu''.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
== Plot == {{no plot|date=July 2023}}
== Cast == {{cast listing| *Murali as Aadhi *Suvalakshmi as Booma (voice dubbed by Sreeja Ravi) *Manivannan as S.Kesavamoorthy *Renuka as Chandra, Booma's sister-in-law *Malaysia Vasudevan as Ranganathan, Booma's father *Kitty as Aadhi's father *Sathyapriya as Shenbagam, Booma's mother *Vadivukkarasi as Valliyammal, Aadhi's mother *Deepa Venkat as Subbu, Aadhi's sister *Nagaraj as Krishnamurthy, Aadhi's friend *Bala Singh as Government officer *Thulukanam Shankar as Subbaiya *Halwa Vasu as Village man *Bayilvan Ranganathan *Soundar as Seenivasan (Kannadi) *MLA Thangaraj as Krishnamurthy's father *Kovai Senthil as Temple Priest *Manoharan Krishnan *Thalaivasal Vijay as Guest appearance }}
== Soundtrack == Soundtrack was composed by Oviyan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhinandhorum (2001) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/dhinandhorum-songs-T0000861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803220418/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/dhinandhorum-songs-T0000861 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Raaga.com |language=en}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Devadhai | length1 = | lyrics1 = | extra1 = Mano, Chorus | title2 = En Vanam Needhana | length2 = | lyrics2 = | extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shenoy Balesh | title3 = Nenjathil | length3 = | lyrics3 = | extra3 = P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram | title4 = O Kannukkul | length4 = | lyrics4 = | extra4 = Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha | title5 = Pattadhari | length5 = | lyrics5 = | extra5 = Shiva, Febi Mani | title6 = Pesathae | length6 = | lyrics6 = | extra6 = Oviyan | title7 = Pookkal Malaruthu | length7 = | lyrics7 = | extra7 = Gopal Sharma, Febi Mani }}
== Release and reception == ''Dhinamdhorum'' was released on 14 February 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=தினம்தோறும் / Dhinamdhorum (1998) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/dhinamdhorum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108160607/https://screen4screen.com/movies/dhinamdhorum |archive-date=8 January 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> A critic from ''Dinakaran'' noted "this is one of the very rare and good films among recent releases in Tamil".<ref>{{Cite web |title="Thinanthorum" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/anthorum.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616213305/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/anthorum.htm |archive-date=16 June 2004 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=Dinakaran}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''The Hindu'' 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=20 February 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Thinamthorum/Zor/Tomorrow Never Dies/Michael Collins |url=http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980220/09/09200223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910165142/http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980220/09/09200223.htm |archive-date=10 September 1999 |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=The Hindu |pages=26}}</ref>
== Legacy == The success of the film prompted the director to add ''Dhinamdhorum'' as a prefix to his industry name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2013 |title=Dhinandhorum Nagaraj back in reckoning with Mathapoo |url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/dhinandhorum-nagaraj-back-in-reckoning-with-mathapoo-92903.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223856/https://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/dhinandhorum-nagaraj-back-in-reckoning-with-mathapoo-92903.html |archive-date=16 July 2018 |access-date=5 February 2014 |website=Kollytalk}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFTER "THINANTHORUM" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/second/story1.htm#story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041023185237/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/second/story1.htm#story |archive-date=23 October 2004 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Dinakaran}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Bits & Pieces |url=http://members.tripod.com/~tamilcinenews/cbits.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005184906/http://members.tripod.com/~tamilcinenews/cbits.htm |archive-date=5 October 1999 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=members.tripod.com}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|31316609}}
Category:1998 Indian films Category:1998 Tamil-language films Category:1998 directorial debut films Category:1998 films Category:1998 romantic drama films Category:Fiction about unemployment Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:Tamil films remade in other languages Category:Tamil-language Indian films