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Dhaya

IMDb5.0/10

Dhaya is a hit film which story is about rowdy who hires his services to the highest bidder. Who in the midst of indulging in arson, murder, and poisoning an entire ashram of orphans, also gets to do the song and dance routine.

Directed by Senthil Kumar · Action · Drama · 2002

Director

Senthil Kumar

Writer

V. Prabhakar (dialogues)

Studio

Duet Movies

Release

2002

Genres

Action, Drama

Full Plot

Rudrayya, a retired soldier, wants to settle scores with Sharada Amma, a woman who runs an orphanage. He hires Dhaya who disguises himself as Sharada Amma's driver while planning her downfall.

Cast & Characters

Meena

Lead

Meena

Raghuvaran

Supporting

Raghuvaran

Lakshmi

Supporting

Lakshmi

Ramesh Khanna

Supporting

Ramesh Khanna
S

Supporting

Simran
Dhamu

Supporting

Dhamu

ST

Selvaraj, Thulasi's father

Janagaraj
PC

Police Constable

Pandu
JV

Judge Venkatraman

Pyramid Natarajan

M

Minister

Bala Singh
MP

Minister's PA

LIC Narasimhan

M

Marimuthu

Vasu Vikram

B

Bystander

Theni Kunjarammal

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Did You Know?

Prakash Raj appears in 45 films in our catalog, including Payanam, Thalai Nagaram.

Source: theIReview.com catalog · verified 2026-08-02

The film's director, Senthil Kumar, used to be an erstwhile assistant of Agathiyan.

Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-03

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "Daya is interesting at places, but could have been crafted better".

Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-03

Critical Assessment

IMDb
5.0/10

Audience Breakdown (Einthusan)

Action
3.8/5
Comedy
2.1/5
Romance
2.5/5
Storyline
4.0/5
Performance
4.1/5

Dhaya does not yet have enough aggregated ratings data to summarize.

Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.

Ratings as of August 11, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dhaya's IMDb rating?+

Dhaya has a 5.0/10 rating on IMDb from 16 votes.

Is Dhaya good? What are critics saying?+

Dhaya does not yet have enough aggregated ratings data to summarize.

Who directed Dhaya?+

Dhaya was directed by Senthil Kumar.

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