| Nethaji | |
| Director: | Murthy Krishna |
| Producer: | G. Ramesh G. Suresh |
| Starring: | Sarathkumar Lisa Ray |
| Cinematography: | S. Muthu Ganesh |
| Editing: | V. Uthaya Sankaran |
| Music: | Vidyasagar |
| Studio: | G.K Films International |
| Runtime: | 150 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Nethaji 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]
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.
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]
The music was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vaali.[4]
| Singers | Song | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Holey Holey Chinchilei" | 5:14 | ||
| "Machamunna Machamthan" | Vidyasagar, Gopal Rao, Sindhu | 5:01 | |
| "My Dear My Dear" | 5:07 | ||
| "Nerunga Nerunga" | 4:52 | ||
| "Raappothu" | 5:06 |
R. P. R. of Kalki felt there were too many plots and the screenplay crosses from continent to continent.[5]