''Needhiyin Nizhal'' () is a 1985 Indian

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-language film, directed by Bharathi-

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and produced by Santhi Narayanasamy. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Radha,

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and M. N. Nambiar. The film had musical score by

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, and was released on 13 April 1985.

Plot

To the general public, Krishna Prasad ( M. N. Nambiar) is known as a rich do-gooder that conducts weddings for the poor and gets the couples jobs in foreign countries. In reality, it is a ploy to traffic the brides into sex work. Along with his associates Ethiraj (

Vinu Chakravarthy Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or i ...

), Nagaraj ( Sathyaraj) and Sukumar (

Sivachandran Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer who was active in Tamil cinema mostly in the 1980s. Career Sivachandran was originally offered to act in '' Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' (1978), but decl ...

), he manages to evade the law and avoid any consequences for his actions. D.I.G Nithyanandam attempts to catch Krishna Prasad but is shot multiple times and lands in a wheel chair. Nithyanandam's oldest son is Vijay (

), a recent college grad that is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend Swapna ( Radha) suddenly dumps him. Vijay always gets into fights as he insists on standing up for what's right. He is inspired to join the police after his father is hurt. Vijay sets out to catch Krishna Prasad's group but for every step closer he gets toward his goal, he suffers. He loses his friend Mohan (

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), his parents and younger brother Dileep. He is also beaten badly and presumed dead. Vijay uses this as an opportunity to go undercover and catch his enemies. In the process, he also learns some shocking truths about his past and his family.

Cast

as D.I.G Nithyanandam * Radha as Swapna *

as Vijay * M. N. Nambiar as Krishna Prasad * Major Sundarrajan as Police Officer *

as Mohan * Sathyaraj as Nagaraj *

Loose Mohan Arumugam Mohanasundaram (8 February 1928 – 16 September 2012), popularly known as Loose Mohan and Raja Gopalakrishnan, was an Indian actor who had acted as a comedian in over 1000 Tamil films. He is credited with popularizing Madras Basha ...

as Bhai *

as Ethiraj *

Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

as Vijay's Mother * Nizhalgal Ravi as James *

as Sukumar * Y. G. Mahendran as Unni

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

and the lyrics were by Vaali.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1445696 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 films Films directed by P. Vasu Films directed by Santhana Bharathi Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh