Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam?

Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam (transl. Which Is Duty, Which Is Justice?) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language thriller film^[1] simultaneously made in Tamil as Neethi Devan Mayakkam (transl. God of Justice is unconscious). Directed by Bapu, the film stars Bhanu Chander and Madhavi. Kamal Haasan acted as a Military Officer in a guest appearance in the Tamil version and in Telugu by Krishna. The film was a remake of the Hindi film Insaf Ka Tarazu, which in turn was a remake of the 1976 Hollywood film Lipstick.

Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam
Poster of Telugu version
Directed by	Bapu
Written by	V. C. Guhanathan (Tamil dialogues) Mullapudi Venkataramana (Telugu dialogues)
Story by	Shabd Kumar
Produced by	Sathyanarayana Suryanarayana
Starring	Bhanu Chander Madhavi
Cinematography	P. Bhaskar Rao
Edited by	V. Jagadeesh
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Satyachitra Combines
Release dates	11 February 1982 (1982-02-11) (Telugu) 22 October 1982 (1982-10-22) (Tamil)
Country	India
Languages	Telugu Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Bhanu Chander as Rajesh
• Madhavi as Bharathi
• Janavi as Aarthi (Bharathi young Sister)
• Devi
• Raja as Ashok (Bharathi Lover)
• Major Sundarrajan in Tamil / Jaggayya in Telugu as Criminal Lawyer
• Sowcar Janaki as Lawyer
• Manorama
• Kamal Haasan in Tamil / Krishna in Telugu as Military Officer (Guest role)

Soundtrack

Telugu track listing^[2]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dharmam Thulabharam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Tailore"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S.P. Sailaja
3.	"Aaru Nelalu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
4.	"Ponchivunna"	P. Susheela

Tamil track listing^[3]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dharma Thulabaram"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Oththikaiyil"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja
3.	"Neethi Devan"	Kannadasan	P. Susheela
4.	"Aaru Erandu"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela

Reception

Reviewing Tamil version for Kalki, Thiraignani praised the acting of Madhavi and Devi, Guhanathan's dialogues and concluded calling it written question and answer book for the English word rape.^[4]