Neethikku Thandanai

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Neethikku Thandanai
File:Neethikku Thandanai.jpg
Directed byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced byS. S. Neelakantan
Shoba Chandrasekhar
Written byM. Karunanidhi
StarringRaadhika
Nizhalgal Ravi
Charan Raj
Senthil
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyIndu Chakravarthi
Edited byD. Shyam Mukherjee
Production
company
Lalithanjali Fine Arts
Release date
  • 1 May 1987 (1987-05-01)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neethikku Thandanai (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. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It was remade in Hindi as Kudrat Ka Kanoon (1987) and in Telugu as Nyayaniki Siksha (1988).[1][2]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

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.[3] Karunanidhi wrote the script while in prison.[4][5]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6] 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.[7]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Chinnachiru Kiliye" K. J. Yesudas, Swarnalatha Subramania Bharati 04:50
2 "Paavai Meethu Parijatham" 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[edit]

Neethikku Thandanai was released on 1 May 1987.[8][9] 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?".[10]

Controversy[edit]

The film became controversial as the dialogues 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.[11]

References[edit]

  1. Sri (10 February 2006). Nachaki (ed.). "Interview : Director Tatineni Rama Rao". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. Tripathi, Salil; Venkatramani, S. H. (15 June 1988). "Censorship: Wide disparities exist between censor boards". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. "Up close and personal with late DMK chief Kalaignar Karunanidhi". The New Indian Express. 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. "Karunanidhi's tryst with tinsel town". The Hindu. 29 July 2018. slide 2. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. Naig, Udhav (30 November 2014). "'Politicians do not want actors to enter the fray'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. "Neethikku Thandanai". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. Ashok Kumar, S.R. (8 May 2009). "My first break – Swarnalatha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. Rathinagiri, R. (2007). Time Capsule of Kalaignar. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. p. 67. OCLC 233030854.
  9. "திரையுலகில் கலைஞர்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. Krishnaswamy, N. (8 May 1987). "Law in the dock". The Indian Express. p. 12. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  11. Touring Talkies (7 July 2019). "எம்.ஜி.ஆர் அழைத்தார் - கலைஞர் ஜாக்கிரதையாக போய் வா என்றார் | Chai With Chithra | S.A.C | Part 2". YouTube (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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