{{short description|1985 film by S. A. Chandrasekhar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox film | image = Neethiyin Marupakkam.jpg | director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] | screenplay = S. A. Chandrasekhar | story = [[Shoba Chandrasekhar|Shoba]] | producer = Shoba | starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Radikaa Sarathkumar|Radhika]] | music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | studio = [[V. V. Creations]] | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1985|9|27|ref1=}} | runtime = 121 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Neethiyin Marupakkam''''' ({{translation|The other side of justice}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama]] film directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] and produced by his wife [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]] and [[Radikaa Sarathkumar|Radikaa]], alongside Anuradha, [[Vadivukkarasi]], and [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] in supporting roles. It was released on 27 September 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2023 |title=தோல்விகளை வென்று சாதனைப் படைத்த விஜயகாந்த், எஸ்.ஏ.சந்திரசேகரன் கூட்டணி |url=https://tamil.news18.com/entertainment/cinema-neethiyin-marupakkam-movie-completed-38th-year-yesterday-released-on-september-27th-1985-1174272.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022065412/https://tamil.news18.com/entertainment/cinema-neethiyin-marupakkam-movie-completed-38th-year-yesterday-released-on-september-27th-1985-1174272.html |archive-date=22 October 2023 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref>
== Plot == {{no plot|date=February 2022}}
== Cast == {{cast listing| *[[Vijayakanth]] as Vijayakumar *[[Radikaa Sarathkumar|Radikaa]] as Marikozhundhu *Anuradha *[[Vadivukkarasi]] *[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] *[[Senthil]] *[[Y. Vijaya]] *[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] *[[Radha Ravi]] *[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] *[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] *[[Major Sundarrajan]] *[[Thideer Kannaiah]] *[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] *[[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] }}
==Production== The film was originally titled ''Naan Naxalite Alla'' ({{Translation|I am not a [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|Naxalite]]}}),<ref>{{cite news |date=19 May 1985 |title=நான் நக்சலைட் அல்ல |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_195/4.jp2/full/1000,1342/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250701153857/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_195/4.jp2/full/1000,1342/0/default.jpg |archive-date=1 July 2025 |access-date=7 July 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> which was changed after the [[Central Board of Film Certification|censor board]] objected.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பிளாஷ்பேக் : விஜயகாந்த் பட தலைப்புக்கு அனுமதி மறுத்த தணிக்கை குழு |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/132164 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830005729/https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/132164 |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Ta}}</ref> == Soundtrack == The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neethiyin Marupakkam |url=https://avdigital.in/products/neethiyin-marupakkam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124112817/https://avdigital.in/products/neethiyin-marupakkam |archive-date=24 November 2021 |access-date=24 November 2021 |website=AVDigital}}</ref> The song "Naan Irukka Bayam Edarkku" is set in the [[Valaji]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=16 August 2013 |title=Wake up to Valaji |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/wake-up-to-valaji/article5028958.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820061159/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/wake-up-to-valaji/article5028958.ece |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=4 January 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> {| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers !Lyricist |- | "Maalai Karukkalil" || K. J. Yesudas, [[S. Janaki]] | rowspan="2" |[[Pulamaipithan]] |- | "Maalai Karukkalil" (Pathos) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | "Hey Pulla" || K.S.Chithra, B. S. Sasirekha, [[S. P. Sailaja]] |[[Mu. Metha]] |- | "Naan Irukka Bayam Edarkku" || S. Janaki, Saibaba |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] |- | "Naan Oru Kani" || [[Vani Jairam]] |[[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]] |- | "Pottikadai" || Ilaiyaraaja, [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]] |[[Gangai Amaran]] |- |"Janana Manana" |S.Janaki, [[S. N. Surendar]] |[[Vairamuthu]] |}
== Critical reception == [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' criticised the film for being formulaic.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=13 October 1985 |title=நீதியின் மறுபக்கம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-10-13/page/30/mode/2up |access-date=10 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=31 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> However, Balumani of ''Anna'' praised the film's cast, direction and the message.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 September 1985 |title=நீதியின் மறுபக்கம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_319/5.jp2/full/1000%2C1400/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107132802/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_319/5.jp2/full/1000,1400/0/default.jpg |archive-date=7 November 2024 |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Anna |pages=5 |language=Ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>
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[[Category:1985 action drama films]] [[Category:1985 films]] [[Category:1985 Indian films]] [[Category:1985 Tamil-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]] [[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by S. A. Chandrasekhar]] [[Category:Indian action drama films]] [[Category:Tamil-language action drama films]] [[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]