''Nethaji'' () is a 1996 Indian

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written and directed by Murthy Krishna (later known as Kicha) in his debut. The film stars

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and Lisa Ray. It was released on 10 November 1996.

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

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Murthy Krishna, who used the screen name Kicha for his subsequent ventures. 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.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vaali.

Reception

R. P. R. of ''

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'' felt there were too many plots and the screenplay crosses from continent to continent. K. N. Vijiyan of ''

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'' wrote "Murthi's directorial debut is marred by glaring mistakes made in the storyline so much so that it becomes implausible and leaves the audience very frustrated".

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* 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1996 action films 1996 directorial debut films 1996 films Films about terrorism in India Films directed by Kicha (director) Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Indian action films Tamil-language action films Tamil-language Indian films {{Improve categories, date=January 2025