Neethi (1972 film)

Neethi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. V. Rajendran
Story byVirendra Sinha
Produced byK. Balaji
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Jayalalithaa
Sowcar Janaki
CinematographyMasthan
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date
  • 7 December 1972 (1972-12-07)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neethi (transl. Justice) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film produced by K. Balaji and directed by C. V. Rajendran. A remake of the Hindi film Dushmun (1971),[1] it stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa and Sowcar Janaki. The film revolves around a truck driver who is forced to provide for the family of a man he accidentally killed. Neethi was released on 7 December 1972 and became a commercial success.

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 409. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.