Neethikku Thandanai
Neethikku Thandanai (Tamil: நீதிக்கு தண்டனை, transl. punishment for Justice) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by S. S. Neelakantan and Shoba Chandrasekhar. The film stars Raadhika, Nizhalgal Ravi, Charan Raj and Senthil in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Nyayaniki Siksha, in Hindi as Kudrat Ka Kanoon and in Kannada as Nyayakke Sikshe.[2]
| Neethikku Thandanai | |
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| Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | S. S. Neelakantan Shoba Chandrasekhar |
| Written by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | Karunanidhi |
| Starring | Raadhika Nizhalgal Ravi Charan Raj Senthil |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Indu Chakravarthi |
| Edited by | D. Shyam Mukherjee |
Production company | Lalithanjali Fine Arts |
| Distributed by | Lalithanjali Fine Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Raadhika
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Charan Raj
- Senthil
- S. S. Chandran
- Ravichandran
- Srividya
- S. A. Chandrasekhar
- Senthamarai
- Vasanth
- Karnan (debut)
- Charuhasan
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Senapathi
- Amjath Kumar
- Suruli Vel
- Nagaraja Chozhan
- LIC Narasimhan
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Kutty Padmini
- Kovai Sarala
- Solochana
- Sri Asha (debut)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3] Singer Swarnalatha, who made her debut with the song "Chinnanchiru Kiliye", was chosen to sing the song by M. S. Viswanathan after he was impressed with her rendition of "Paal Polave", which he had asked her to sing during the song's audition.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chinnachiru Kiliye" | K. J. Yesudas, Swarnalatha | Bharathiyar | 04:50 |
| 2 | "Paavai Meethu Parijatham" | Janaki | 04:18 | |
| 3 | "Neethane Maharani" | Shoba Chandrasekhar | 06:14 | |
| 4 | "Chinna Chiru Kiliye" (Slow) | Shoba Chandrasekhar | 01:54 | |
| 5 | "Manithargale O Manithargale" | Surendran | Bharathiyar | 04:09 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote "story and narration are mired in preposterous situations".[5]
Political Controversy
This film got caught into a political controversy as the dialogues for this film were by the former Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi. The then ruling party AIADMK, Chief Minister M.G.Ramachandran tried to halt the release by filing a case that it may disrupt law-and-order situation in Tamil Nadu but overcame the case.[6]
References
- "Neethikku Thandanai". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060515121820/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/stars/tatineniramaraointerview.php
- "Neethikku Thandanai Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article3021458.ece
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD_yaCN9zcg