Ranuva Veeran
Ranuva Veeran is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Chiranjeevi. "Ranuva Veeran" was released on October 27, 1981 on the occasion of Deepavali, along with six other movies, including K.Bhagyaraj's Andha 7 Naatkal and Kamal Haasan - Bharathiraja thriller Tik Tik Tik, and became a box office failure. Plot. The film opens with (Chiranjeevi) being chased and caught by a group of policemen, but he escapes. Meanwhile, a young military man (Rajinikanth) 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. Rajini soon meets Chiranjeevi; the two were once college roommates, but they had since separated. In addition to Chiranjeevi, Rajini reunites with his father (Poornam Viswanathan), 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 gangleader of the thieves himself, Chiranjeevi. (Sridevi) plays Rajini's love interest as a poultry farm girl in a highly glamorous role. The climax fight between Rajini and Chiranjeevi is the highlight of the  movie. In the end, Chiranjeevi gets shot by his own son. Production. Producer R. M. Veerappan wrote this script keeping M. G. Ramachandran in mind but since he was involved with politics, Rajinikanth was chosen instead. Chiranjeevi, who went on to become a popular actor in Tollywood acted in a negative role. Soundtrack. Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan Other versions. It was later dubbed and released in Hindi as "Zulm Ki Zanjeer".