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{{Short description|1987 film by S. A. Chandrasekhar}}
{{No plot|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Neethikku Thandanai
| image = Neethikku Thandanai.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
| producer = S. S. Neelakantan<br />[[Shoba Chandrasekhar]]
| writer = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| starring = [[Raadhika]]<br />[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]<br />[[Charan Raj]]<br />[[Senthil]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Indu Chakravarthi
| editing = [[D. Shyam Mukherjee]]
| studio = Lalithanjali Fine Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1987|5|1|df=y}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Neethikku Thandanai''''' ({{Translation|Punishment for Justice}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|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]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''Kudrat Ka Kanoon'' (1987) and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Nyayaniki Siksha'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri |date=10 February 2006 |editor-last=Nachaki |title=Interview : Director Tatineni Rama Rao |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/stars/tatineniramaraointerview.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515121820/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/stars/tatineniramaraointerview.php |archive-date=15 May 2006 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=Telugucinema.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Tripathi |first1=Salil |last2=Venkatramani |first2=S. H. |date=15 June 1988 |title=Censorship: Wide disparities exist between censor boards |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880615-censorship-wide-disparities-exist-between-censor-boards-797335-1988-06-15 |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820061700/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880615-censorship-wide-disparities-exist-between-censor-boards-797335-1988-06-15 |archive-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Raadhika]]
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
*[[Charan Raj]]
*[[Senthil]]
*[[S. S. Chandran]]
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]
*[[Srividya]]
*[[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]]
*Vasanth
*Karnan (debut)
*[[Charuhasan]]
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
*Senapathi
*Amjath Kumar
*Suruli Vel
*Nagaraja Chozhan
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]
*[[Omakuchi Narasimhan]]
*[[Kutty Padmini]]
*[[Kovai Sarala]]
*[[Sulakshana (actress)|Solochana]]
*Sri Asha (debut)
{{colend}}

== Production ==
In the late 1980s, politician and writer [[M. Karunanidhi]] was arrested and [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] thought the law was wrong to do so; this inspired the title for their next film ''Neethikku Thandanai''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2018 |title=Up close and personal with late DMK chief Kalaignar Karunanidhi |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/aug/12/up-close-and-personal-with-late-dmk-chief-kalaignar-karunanidhi-1856623.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201070219/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/aug/12/up-close-and-personal-with-late-dmk-chief-kalaignar-karunanidhi-1856623.html |archive-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> Karunanidhi wrote the script while in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2018 |title=Karunanidhi's tryst with tinsel town |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/karunanidhis-tryst-with-tinsel-town/article24547292.ece/photo/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219105359/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/karunanidhis-tryst-with-tinsel-town/article24547292.ece/photo/2/ |archive-date=19 February 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]] |at=slide 2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Naig |first=Udhav |date=30 November 2014 |title='Politicians do not want actors to enter the fray' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/politicians-do-not-want-actors-to-enter-the-fray/article6646860.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219111421/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/politicians-do-not-want-actors-to-enter-the-fray/article6646860.ece |archive-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neethikku Thandanai |url=https://gaana.com/album/neethikku-thandanai-tamil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219112036/https://gaana.com/album/neethikku-thandanai-tamil |archive-date=19 February 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref> [[Swarnalatha]], who made her playback singing debut with the song "Chinnanchiru Kiliye", based on the poem by [[Subramania Bharati]], was chosen to sing the song by Viswanathan after he was impressed with her rendition of his composition "Paal Polave" from ''[[Uyarndha Manithan]]'' (1968), which he had asked her to sing during the song's audition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S.R. |date=8 May 2009 |title=My first break – Swarnalatha |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break-swarnalatha/article3021458.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517060208/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break-swarnalatha/article3021458.ece |archive-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Chinnachiru Kiliye" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Swarnalatha]] || [[Subramania Bharati]]|| 04:50
|-
| 2 || "Paavai Meethu Parijatham" || [[S. Janaki|Janaki]] || || 04:18
|-
| 3 || "Neethane Maharani" || [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]], [[P. Susheela]]|| || 06:14
|-
| 4 || "Chinna Chiru Kiliye" (Slow) || Shoba Chandrasekhar || || 01:54
|-
| 5 || "Manithargale O Manithargale" || Surendran || Bharathiyar || 04:09
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Neethikku Thandanai'' was released on 1 May 1987.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rathinagiri |first=R. |title=Time Capsule of Kalaignar |publisher=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] |year=2007 |page=67 |oclc=233030854}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2018 |title=திரையுலகில் கலைஞர் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/karunanidhi/newsdetail.asp?id=8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010637/https://www.dinamalar.com/karunanidhi/newsdetail.asp?id=8 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that the "story and narration are so thoroughly mired in preposterous situations". He went on to say, "M. S. Viswanathan has tuned a Bharathi song to good effect, but how come Bharathi agreed to write a song for this film?".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=8 May 1987 |title=Law in the dock |page=12 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219105359/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |archive-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
The film became controversial as the dialogues were by the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The then ruling party [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Touring Talkies |date=7 July 2019 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர் அழைத்தார் - கலைஞர் ஜாக்கிரதையாக போய் வா என்றார் {{!}} Chai With Chithra {{!}} S.A.C {{!}} Part 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD_yaCN9zcg |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=YouTube |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1385945}}

{{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}

[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Indian rape and revenge films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]

Neethikku Thandanai - Revision history

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