Nethaji (/neɪθɑːdʒɪ/) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Murthy Krishna (later known as Kicha) in his debut.

[1] Karunamurthy, an honest home minister, is forced to help terrorists kill the current governor to save his daughter Priya.

Nethaji, an upright journalist, runs a newspaper called "India" and falls in love with Priya.

The film marked the directorial debut of Murthy Krishna,[2] who used the screen name Kicha for his subsequent ventures.

[6] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote "Murthi's directorial debut is marred by glaring mistakes made in the storyline so much so that it becomes implausible and leaves the audience very frustrated".