Nethaji
Nethaji is a 1996 Tamil action film directed by Murthy Krishna. The film features Sarath Kumar and Lisa Ray in lead roles. The film, produced by G. Ramesh and G. Suresh, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was one among Deepavali releases arrived on 10 November 1996.[1][2]
| Nethaji | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Murthy Krishna |
| Produced by | G. Ramesh G. Suresh |
| Written by | Murthy Krishna |
| Starring | Sarath Kumar Lisa Ray |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | S. Muthu Ganesh |
| Edited by | V. Uthaya Sankaran |
Production company | G.K Films International |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Karunamurthy (Kitty), an honest home minister, is forced to help terrorists kill the current governor to save his daughter Priya (Lisa Ray). Nethaji (Sarath Kumar), an upright journalist, runs a newspaper called "India" and falls in love with Priya. Baba (Babu Antony) is a terrorist who smuggles arms with his right-hand Dharma (Vimalraj). Nethaji saves the scientist Shivashankari (Manimala) from terrorists, and Charan (Charan Raj), a police officer, congrats Nethaji and arrests Baba. Dharma hurts Nethaji's sister (Sudha) and niece Ammu (Baby Nikitha) and later kidnaps the latter. Dharma threatens Nethaji to kill Ammu, and Nethaji is forced to kidnap Shivashankari. Nethaji kidnaps Shivashankari and saves Ammu, and later, Charan arrests him. The rest of story is how Nethaji will be able to prove himself innocent and punish the terrorists.
Cast
- Sarath Kumar as Nethaji
- Lisa Ray as Priya
- Manivannan as Mani
- Babu Antony as Baba
- Charan Raj as Charan
- Kitty as Karuna Murthy
- Senthil
- Jyothi Meena
- Vimalraj as Dharma
- Manimala as Shivashankari
- Sudha as Nethaji's sister
- Baby Nikitha as Ammu, Nethaji's niece
- CID Sakunthala
Soundtrack
| Nethaji | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 22:19 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
| Producer | Vidyasagar |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vidyasagar. The soundtrack was released in 1996 with lyrics written by Vaali.[3]
| Track | Singers | Song | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Holey Holey Chinchilei' | Vidyasagar, Swarnalatha | 5:14 |
| 2 | 'Machamunna Machamthan' | Vidyasagar, Gopal Rao, Sindhu | 5:01 |
| 3 | 'My Dear My Dear' | Anuradha Sriram, Febi Mani, Fiji Mani, Pop Shalini | 5:07 |
| 4 | 'Nerunga Nerunga' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:52 |
| 5 | 'Raappothu' | Anuradha Sriram | 5:06 |
References
- "Filmography of nethaji". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- "Nethaji". entertainment.oneindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- "Nethaji - Vidyasagar". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.