Dharma is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by K. V. Chandrakanth starring Darshan, Sindhu Menon and Manisha.

Jai Jagadish, Doddanna, Rangayana Raghu, Harish Rai, Bhagath Bhaagavathar and Ramesh Pandith portray other characters.

[2] According to writer-director K. V. Chandrakanth, the central character Dharma enacted by Darshan Thoogudeep is an uncultured rowdy.

The film marks his transition from a thug to a poet thus proving that the pen is mightier than a sword.

Also the character of Dharma and his transition is similar to the life of Valmiki and his evolution from a barbarian to a poet.