Justice Viswanathan

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Justice Viswanathan
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byG. R. Nathan
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues) [1]
Starring Ravichandran
Major Sundarrajan
A. Sakunthala
Manimala
CinematographyG. R. Nathan
Edited byL. Balu
Music by Vedha
Production
company
Release date
  • 12 March 1971 (1971-03-12)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Justice Viswanathan is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by G. R. Nathan, [3] starring Ravichandran and Major Sundarrajan. It is a remake of the 1969 Hindi film Do Bhai . [4] The film was released on 12 March 1971. [5]

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Plot

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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vedha, with lyrics by Kannadasan. [6] [7] The song "Ithu Neerodu" is based on "Is Duniya Mein O Duniyawalo" from Do Bhai (1969).[ citation needed ]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ithu Neerodu" Sirkazhi Govindarajan  
2."Atthani Mandapathil" P. Susheela  
3."Silai Seiya" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
4."Kann Vazhiye"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
5."Thanga Surangam"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
6."Ada Epdithan"T. M. Soundararajan, Manorama  

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  2. ↑ "மாடர்ன் தியேட்டர்ஸ்". Dinakaran (in Tamil). 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "ஜஸ்டிஸ் விஸ்வநாதன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 14 March 1971. p. 65. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Do Bhai". MySwar. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "ஜஸ்டிஸ் விஸ்வநாதன் / Justice Viswanathan (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Justice Viswanathan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single". Apple Music . 1 December 1971. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Justice Viswanathan". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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