{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Justice Viswanathan | image = Justice Viswanathan.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = G. R. Nathan | writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2013 |title=முதலாளி! (19) |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/malarkal/vara-malar-weekly-magazine/boss-19/16114 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526031331/https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=16114&cat=2&Print=1 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> | starring = [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br />[[Major Sundarrajan]] <br /> [[C. I. D. Sakunthala|A. Sakunthala]]<br /> [[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]] | cinematography = G. R. Nathan | editing = L. Balu | music = [[Vedha (composer)|Vedha]] | studio = [[Modern Theatres]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2017 |title=மாடர்ன் தியேட்டர்ஸ் |url=https://www.dinakaran.com/ladies_Detail.asp?Nid=4994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526031328/https://www.dinakaran.com/ladies_Detail.asp?Nid=4994 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=[[Dinakaran]] |language=ta}}</ref> | released = {{Film date|1971|03|12|df=yes|ref1=}} | runtime = 145 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Justice Viswanathan''''' is a 1971 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by G. R. Nathan,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=14 March 1971 |title=ஜஸ்டிஸ் விஸ்வநாதன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1971/mar/14-03-1971/p65.jpg |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=65 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220726111102/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1971/mar/14-03-1971/p65.jpg |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref> starring [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] and [[Major Sundarrajan]]. It is a remake of the 1969 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Bhai (1969 film)|Do Bhai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Do Bhai |url=http://myswar.co/album/do-bhai-1969 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201151042/http://myswar.co/album/do-bhai-1969 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=MySwar}}</ref> The film was released on 12 March 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ஜஸ்டிஸ் விஸ்வநாதன் / Justice Viswanathan (1971) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/justice-viswanathan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118163351/https://screen4screen.com/movies/justice-viswanathan |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
== Plot == {{more plot|date=January 2023}} Justice Viswanathan is a popular justice who goes on a revenge hunt for the death of Manimaala. The turn of events that follows forms the rest of the story.
== Cast == {{cast listing| * [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Gopinathan * [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Justice Viswanathan * [[C. I. D. Sakunthala|A. Sakunthala]] as Sandhya * [[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]] as Kanchana * [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Kittu * [[R. S. Manohar]] as Kabali * [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Kanniamma * S. V. Ramadass * [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] * Siva Sooriyan * Pakkirisamy * K. K. Soundar * Ramanathan * [[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]] * 'Baby' Kumudha * [[S. N. Parvathy]] }}
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by [[Vedha (composer)|Vedha]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 1971 |title=Justice Viswanathan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single |url=https://music.apple.com/lu/album/justice-viswanathan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1330402576 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112114236/https://music.apple.com/lu/album/justice-viswanathan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1330402576 |archive-date=12 January 2023 |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Viswanathan |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/306 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526031327/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/306 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref> The song "Ithu Neerodu" is based on "Is Duniya Mein O Duniyawalo" from ''[[Do Bhai (1969 film)|Do Bhai]]'' (1969).{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Ithu Neerodu | extra1 = [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] | length1 = | title2 = Atthani Mandapathil | extra2 = [[P. Susheela]] | length2 = | title3 = Silai Seiya | extra3 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela | length3 = | title4 = Kann Vazhiye | extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | length4 = | title5 = Thanga Surangam | extra5 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | length5 = | title6 = Ada Epdithan | extra6 = T. M. Soundararajan, [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] | length6 = }}
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