Neethana Antha Kuyil
Title card
Directed byR. Selvaraj
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Story byR. Selvaraj
Produced byR. Veeraraghavan
StarringLakshmi
Raja
Ranjini
CinematographyP. C. Sreeram
Edited byV. Rajagopal
P. Mohanraj
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Kaladharshan Films
Release date
  • 20 June 1986 (1986-06-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neethana Antha Kuyil (transl. Are you that koel?) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by R. Selvaraj. The film stars Lakshmi, Raja and Ranjini. It was released on 20 June 1986.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was prominently shot at Fort Dansborg.[1] The screenplay was written by Bharathiraja, and the dialogues by Panchu Arunachalam.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4] "Poojaiketha Poovidhu" is the first song for a Tamil film sung by K. S. Chithra.[5][6] It is set in the Carnatic raga Suddhadhanyasi.[7] The song was interpolated by N. R. Raghunanthan for "Edhukku Machan" from Mapla Singam (2016).[8][9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."En Jeevan Paaduthu" (female)Panchu ArunachalamS. Janaki5:35
2."Kannana Kanna" (duet)VairamuthuK. J. Yesudas, Sangeetha4:31
3."Manam Karukudhu"Gangai AmaranMalaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan4:30
4."Poojaiketha Poovidhu"VairamuthuGangai Amaran, K. S. Chithra4:35
5."Paartha Idu Pachaikili"VairamuthuMalaysia Vasudevan, Sai Baba4:33
6."Kannana Kanna" (female)VairamuthuK. S. Chithra4:31
7."En Jeevan Paaduthu" (male)Panchu ArunachalamK. J. Yesudas5:41
Total length:33:56

Release and reception

Neethana Antha Kuyil was released on 20 June 1986.[10] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised Ranjini's acting but panned Lakshmi's acting as artificial while also praising Ilaiyaraaja's music and Sreeram's cinematography and concluded the review with questioning the director for confusing everything.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Through the eyes of P C Sreeram". Rediff.com. 20 July 2004. slide 4. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Needhana Andha Kuyil ( 1986 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Neethaanaa Andha Kuyil". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Neethaana Andha Kuyil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 1 January 1986. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "KS Chithra gets Padma Bhushan, Kaithapram awarded Padma Shri". The News Minute. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ↑ ஆனந்தப்பிரியா, ச. (24 September 2021). "முதல் வாய்ப்புக் கொடுத்த இளையராஜா; 3 மாதம் காத்திருந்த ரஹ்மான் - நெகிழும் சித்ரா". BBC News (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 154. OCLC 295034757.
  8. ↑ Karthik (27 May 2015). "Mapla Singam (Music review), Tamil – N.R.Raghunanthan". Milliblog!. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik (6 June 2015). "Songs you just have to listen to, this week". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "நீதானா அந்த குயில் / Neethana Antha Kuyil (1986)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  11. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (13 July 1986). "நீதானா அந்த குயில்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 17. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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