Dheena is a 2001 Indian Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar and Laila in lead roles. It marks the directorial debut of A. R. Murugadoss. Ajith plays the title role of Dheena, while Suresh Gopi enacts the role of Ajith's older brother. The film, which had musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by Arvind, was released on January 14, 2001 coinciding with Pongal 2001 and garnered overall positive reviews and proved to be a box office success. The film was dubbed into Telugu and released six years later on April 5, 2007 as Dada in Andhra Pradesh.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Dheenadhayalan
- Laila as
- Suresh Gopi as Adhikesavan
- Divya
- Sriman
- Balaji
- Shyam Ganesh
- 'Mahanathi' Shankar
- Rajesh
- Sheela
- Nagma
Crew
- Story, Screenplay, Direction: A. R. Murugadoss
- Production: P. Karthikeyan
- Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Cinematography: Arvind
- Editing: Suresh Urs
- Art direction: Mani Raj
- Stunts: 'Super' Subbarajan
- Lyrics: Vaali
- Banner: Vijayam Cine Combines
Soundtrack
| Dheena | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||||
| Released | December 23, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:32 | |||
| Label | Hit Music | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and released on December 23, 2000. The songs proved to be very successful upon release and established him slowly in the Tamil film industry. Lyrics were written by Vaali.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "En Nenjil Ningalane" | Harish Raghavendra | 4:22 | |
| 2 | "Kathal Website Ondru" | Shankar Mahadevan, Harini, Timmy | 5:35 | |
| 3 | "Nee Illai Enral" | Bhavatharini, Murugan M Iyer | 5:27 | |
| 4 | "Sollamal Thottu Chellum Thendral" | Hariharan | 5:23 | |
| 5 | "Vathikuchi Pathikadhuda" | S. P. Balasubramaniam | 4:45 |
Box Office
- The film was a commercial success grossing $3 million at the box office.
| Dheena | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Written by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Laila Mehdin Suresh Gopi Nagma |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | Arvind |
| Editing by | Suresh Urs |
| Studio | Vijayam Cine Combines |
| Release date(s) | January 14, 2001 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Tamil |
