Neethana Antha Kuyil

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{{Cast listing|

• Lakshmi
• Raja
• Ranjini
• Rajeev
• Janagaraj
• Chitra Lakshmanan
• Vinoth
• Nadanamani Balu
• Master Satish
• Vellai Subbaiah
• Kumarimuthu
• Kullamani

}}

The film was prominently shot at Fort Dansborg.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2004 |title=Through the eyes of P C Sreeram |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2004/jul/20sd4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229170255/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2004/jul/20sd4.htm |archive-date=29 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=Rediff.com |at=slide 4}} The screenplay was written by Bharathiraja, and the dialogues by Panchu Arunachalam.{{Cite web |title=Needhana Andha Kuyil ( 1986 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820020340/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=998 |archive-date=20 August 2004 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=Cinesouth}}

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Neethaanaa Andha Kuyil |url=https://avdigital.in/products/neethaanaa-andha-kuyil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230055412/https://avdigital.in/products/neethaanaa-andha-kuyil |archive-date=30 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=AVDigital}}{{Cite web |date=1 January 1986 |title=Neethaana Andha Kuyil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/neethaana-andha-kuyil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1605082309 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231230055203/https://music.apple.com/in/album/neethaana-andha-kuyil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1605082309 |archive-date=30 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=Apple Music}} "Poojaiketha Poovidhu" was the first song offer for a Tamil film to singer K. S. Chithra, and was originally intended for a different film Pachaikodi.{{Cite web |date=25 January 2021 |title=KS Chithra gets Padma Bhushan, Kaithapram awarded Padma Shri |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/ks-chithra-gets-padma-bhushan-kaithapram-awarded-padma-shri-142165 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217005022/https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/ks-chithra-gets-padma-bhushan-kaithapram-awarded-padma-shri-142165 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=The News Minute}}{{Cite web |last=ஆனந்தப்பிரியா |first=ச. |date=24 September 2021 |title=முதல் வாய்ப்புக் கொடுத்த இளையராஜா; 3 மாதம் காத்திருந்த ரஹ்மான் – நெகிழும் சித்ரா |url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/arts-and-culture-58674784 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230055750/https://www.bbc.com/tamil/arts-and-culture-58674784 |archive-date=30 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=BBC News |language=ta}} It is set in the Carnatic raga Suddhadhanyasi.{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=154 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}} The song was interpolated by N. R. Raghunanthan for "Edhukku Machan" from Mapla Singam (2016).{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=27 May 2015 |title=Mapla Singam (Music review), Tamil – N.R.Raghunanthan |url=https://milliblog.com/2015/05/27/mapla-singam-music-review-tamil-n-r-raghunanthan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426100543/http://milliblog.com/2015/05/27/mapla-singam-music-review-tamil-n-r-raghunanthan/ |archive-date=26 April 2020 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Milliblog}}{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=6 June 2015 |title=Songs you just have to listen to, this week |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/hitman-songs-you-just-have-to-listen-to-this-week/article7289264.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101044548/https://www.thehindu.com/features/hitman-songs-you-just-have-to-listen-to-this-week/article7289264.ece |archive-date=1 January 2024 |access-date=1 January 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = En Jeevan Paaduthu

| note1 = female

| length1 = 5:35

| lyrics1 = Panchu Arunachalam

| extra1 = S. Janaki

| title2 = Kannana Kanna

| note2 = duet

| length2 = 4:31

| lyrics2 = Vairamuthu

| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas, Sangeetha

| title3 = Manam Karukudhu

| length3 = 4:30

| lyrics3 = Gangai Amaran

| extra3 = Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan

| title4 = Poojaiketha Poovidhu

| length4 = 4:35

| lyrics4 = Vairamuthu

| extra4 = Gangai Amaran, K. S. Chithra

| title5 = Paartha Idu Pachaikili

| length5 = 4:33

| lyrics5 = Vairamuthu

| extra5 = Malaysia Vasudevan, Sai Baba

| title6 = Kannana Kanna

| note6 = female

| length6 = 4:31

| lyrics6 = Vairamuthu

| extra6 = K. S. Chithra

| title7 = En Jeevan Paaduthu

| note7 = male

| length7 = 5:41

| lyrics7 = Panchu Arunachalam

| extra7 = K. J. Yesudas

| total_length = 33:56

}}

Neethana Antha Kuyil was released on 20 June 1986.{{Cite web |title=நீதானா அந்த குயில் / Neethana Antha Kuyil (1986) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/neethana-antha-kuyil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230050555/https://screen4screen.com/movies/neethana-antha-kuyil |archive-date=30 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} 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.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=13 July 1986 |title=நீதானா அந்த குயில் |url=https://ibb.co/d79SPRZ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230045627/https://ibb.co/d79SPRZ |archive-date=30 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |magazine=Kalki |pages=17 |language=ta}}

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Category:Films with screenplays by Bharathiraja

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Category:Tamil-language crime drama films

Category:Tamil-language Indian films