Nethaji
1996 Indian film
- 10 November 1996 (1996-11-10)
Running time
Nethaji (/neɪθɑːdʒɪ/) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Murthy Krishna (later known as Kicha) in his debut. The film stars Sarathkumar and Lisa Ray. It was released on 10 November 1996.[1]
Plot
Karunamurthy, an honest home minister, is forced to help terrorists kill the current governor to save his daughter Priya. Nethaji, an upright journalist, runs a newspaper called "India" and falls in love with Priya. Baba is a terrorist who smuggles arms with his right-hand Dharma. Nethaji saves the scientist Shivashankari from terrorists, and Charan, a police officer, congrats Nethaji and arrests Baba. Dharma hurts Nethaji's sister and niece Ammu 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
- Sarathkumar as Nethaji
- Lisa Ray as Priya
- Manivannan as Mani
- Babu Antony as Baba
- Charan Raj as ACP Charan
- Kitty as Karuna Murthy
- Senthil
- Jyothi Meena
- Vimalraj as Dharma
- Manimala as Shivashankari
- Sudha as Nethaji's sister
- Baby Nikitha as Ammu
- CID Sakunthala
Production
The film marked the directorial debut of Murthy Krishna who later used the screen name Kicha for his subsequent ventures.[2] Antara Mali was originally chosen as the lead actress; however she got a chance to act in Hindi films and left the film uninformed, thus she was replaced by Lisa Ray.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vaali.[4]
| Singers | Song | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Holey Holey Chinchilei" | Vidyasagar, Swarnalatha | 5:14 |
| "Machamunna Machamthan" | Vidyasagar, Gopal Rao, Sindhu | 5:01 |
| "My Dear My Dear" | Anuradha Sriram, Febi Mani, Fiji Mani, Pop Shalini | 5:07 |
| "Nerunga Nerunga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:52 |
| "Raappothu" | Anuradha Sriram | 5:06 |
Reception
R. P. R. of Kalki felt there were too many plots and the screenplay crosses from continent to continent.[5]
References
- ^ "Nethaji ( 1996 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Sneha in action as 'Bhavani IPS'". IndiaGlitz. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "நடிக்க வருகிறார் மனநல மருத்துவர்!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 4 August 1996. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Nethaji". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர் (22 December 1996). "நேதாஜி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Nethaji at IMDb
