Dharmathin Thalaivan
Production
Production
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After *[Thai Veedu](/wiki/Thai_Veedu "Thai Veedu")*, [Devar Films](/wiki/Devar_Films "Devar Films") parted ways with [Rajinikanth](/wiki/Rajinikanth "Rajinikanth"). All the subsequent films they produced were flops which resulted in heavy losses. Director [R. Thyagarajan](/wiki/R._Thyagarajan_%28director%29 "R. Thyagarajan (director)") openly accepted that they had a very good rapport with Rajinikanth for sometime but due to unavoidable circumstances they lost their friendship with Rajinikanth. They accepted that they are responsible for the issue and there was no mistake on Rajinikanth's side. Rajinikanth wished to help them and did *Dharmathin Thalaivan* under the subsidiary [Dhandayuthapani Films](/wiki/Dhandayuthapani_Films "Dhandayuthapani Films"). The film, a remake of the 1978 [Hindi](/wiki/Hindi "Hindi") film *[Kasme Vaade](/wiki/Kasme_Vaade "Kasme Vaade")*, was the 21st collaboration between Rajinikanth and S. P. Muthuraman. It saw [Prabhu](/wiki/Prabhu_%28actor%29 "Prabhu (actor)") and Rajinikanth pairing for the first time, although it released after their second outing together, *[Guru Sishyan](/wiki/Guru_Sishyan_%281988_film%29 "Guru Sishyan (1988 film)")* (1988\). The film marked the debut of actress [Khushbu](/wiki/Khushbu_Sundar "Khushbu Sundar") in Tamil films. She revealed that the film happened after she met Prabhu and he recommended her to Dhandayuthapani. She also recalled an instance when she struggled to learn and understand Tamil during the shoot.


Why did Devar Films' subsequent films after parting ways with Rajinikanth result in heavy losses?