| Ranuva Veeran | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Written by | Vijay Krishnaraj (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sathya Movies story department |
| Story by | Radha Veerannan S. Jagadessan Krishna Thamizhagan |
| Produced by | R. M. Veerappan G. Thyagarajan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ranuva Veeran (transl. Soldier) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Chiranjeevi. It was released on 27 October 1981 on the occasion of Diwali. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Zulm Ki Zanjeer.[1] Despite starring two popular heroes from Tamil and Telugu cinema, Ranuva Veeran became a box office failure. The film opens with Chiranjeevi's character being chased and caught by a group of policemen, but he escapes. Meanwhile, a young soldier Raghu returns to his village, which is known for frequent thefts and murders perpetrated by the mysterious "One-Eyed Man" Chiranjeevi and his gang of thieves. Raghu soon meets Chiranjeevi; the two were once college roommates, but they had since separated. In addition to Chiranjeevi, Raghu reunites with his father, an Orthodox Iyengar who always condemns him, and he finds out that his sister eloped with a man few years before, which he later finds out was other than the gang leader of the thieves himself, Chiranjeevi. In the end, Chiranjeevi gets shot by his own son.[2]
- ^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 516. ISBN 9788193848227.
- ^ "15 பிளாக்பஸ்டர்.. 28 சூப்பர்ஹிட்.. 50- க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஹிட் படங்கள்.. அப்போ ரஜினியின் தோல்வி படங்கள் எத்தனை..?". 1newsnation (in Tamil). 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.