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Nethaji

1996

A brisk, earnest action thriller that keeps you rooting for the hero as he races to clear his name.

Directed by
G. Kicha
Starring
R. Sarathkumar, Lisa Ray, Manivannan
Overview
Karunamurthy (Kitty) an honest man and the Home Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu is forced to help the terrorists to kill the Governor. Nethaaji (Sarathkumar) a journalist and a press owner runs a newspaper called 'India'. He comes to know that the Home Minister is involved in the Governor's murder and tries to investigate it. In the course of his investigation he too gets involved with the terrorists and is forced to kidnap the scientist Shivashankari. Now the police are out to get Nethaaji. Nethaaji runs from pillar to post to prove himself innocent. Will he be able to prove himself innocent? Will he be able to expose the sinister plans of the terrorists, or will he pay the prize for a crime which he never committed?

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Directed by
G. Kicha
Starring
R. Sarathkumar, Lisa Ray, Manivannan
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • conspiracy
  • family
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
G. Kicha
Written by
Murthy Krishna
Starring
R. Sarathkumar, Lisa Ray, Manivannan, Babu Antony, Charan Raj, Kitty, Senthil, Vimalraj Ganesan
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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