Neethibathi

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Neethibathi
File:Neethibathi 1983.jpg
Poster
Directed byR. Krishnamoorthy
Produced bySuresh Balaji
Story bySatyanand
StarringSivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Music byGangai Amaran
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byV.Chakkarapani
Production
company
Suresh Arts
Release date
  • 26 January 1983 (1983-01-26)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neethibathi (transl. Judge) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film[2] directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Suresh Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. The film had musical score by Gangai Amaran. It is a remake of the 1982 Telugu film Justice Chowdary.[3][4]

Plot[edit]

Rajasekar is a talented prosecutor with a wife Radha, police inspector son Shankar and mute daughter Geetha. Sattanathan is a defence attorney and a bitter professional rival to Rajasekar. He offers advice and guidance to Kalidas, the leader of diamond smuggling gang. Rajasekar earlier successfully argued for Kalidas's twin brother Ranjith to be hanged for his crimes. Kalidas has his own axe to grind with Rajasekar. Rajasekar is appointed as a judge bypassing Sattanathan. As judge, he sentences Kalidas' other brother Jagan to life imprisonment. This propels Sattanathan and Kalidas to plan to bring Rajasekar down.

Thyagu is a mechanic and car racer that is determined to build a large house for his imprisoned mother Janaki. Janaki was a single mother that took the blame for a murder Thyagu committed as a child trying to protect her. Thyagu begins to work for Kalidas driving getaway vehicles. He also falls in love with Devi, Sattanathan's daughter. When Devi learns of Thyagu's work, she convinces him to turn a new leaf and give up crime. Just as he's ready to walk away from crime, he learns that his father and the man he believes abandoned Janaki is Rajasekar. Enraged, he teams up with Kalidas and Sattanathan to destroy Rajasekar. They conspire to make Geetha's husband abandon her and have Shankar arrested on false charges. Janaki is released from prison and Rajasekar also learns the truth about those conspiring against him. He must now uncover some deeply buried truths about his family and outsmart those against him.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran.[5]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Muthedukkum Aasaiyile"Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
2."Thanthai Naan"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan 
3."Police Namakku"VaaliMalaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam 
4."Pasamalare"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
5."Oru Devathai"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 

References[edit]

  1. ராம்ஜி, வி. (26 January 2019). "சிவாஜி... ஜனவரி 26... ரிலீஸ்!". Kamadenu (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. "Movie Recos: 15 courtroom dramas in Tamil you might want to watch". Cinema Express. 7 August 2019. slide 11. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. "Justice Chaudhury". MySwar. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. "231-240". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "Neethipathi Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Gangai Amaren". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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