Dharma Seelan is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Cheyyar Ravi in his debut.

[2][3] Thamizh Selvan, an orphan who works in a hospital, tries to discover the truth of his parentage.

Though the head of his orphanage claims that a recently deceased nun was his mother, others deny it.

Thamizh teams up with a reporter Durga, they meet at the nun's wake, and they two work to unearth the facts.

[4][5] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "A gripping screenplay, taut narration and some fine performances make Dharmaseelan a film worth watching".