Neethana Antha Kuyil

Neethana Antha Kuyil is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by R. Selvaraj. The film stars Lakshmi, Raja and Ranjini. It was released on 20 June 1986.

Production
The film was prominently shot at Fort Dansborg. The screenplay was written by Bharathiraja, and the dialogues by Panchu Arunachalam.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. "Poojaiketha Poovidhu" was the first song offer for a Tamil film to singer K. S. Chithra, and was originally intended for a different film Pachaikodi. It is set in the Carnatic raga Suddhadhanyasi. The song was interpolated by N. R. Raghunanthan for "Edhukku Machan" from Mapla Singam (2016).

Release and reception
Neethana Antha Kuyil was released on 20 June 1986. Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised Ranjini's acting but panned Lakshmi's acting as artificial while also praising Ilaiyaraaja's music and Sreeram's cinematography and concluded the review with questioning the director for confusing everything.