Ranuva Veeran

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, along with six other movies, including Andha 7 Naatkal and Tik Tik Tik, ^[1] It was later dubbed in Hindi as Zulm Ki Zanjeer.It became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.

Ranuva Veeran
Film 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	Rajinikanth Chiranjeevi Sridevi
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	R. Vittal
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sathya Movies
Release date	26 October 1981 (1981-10-26)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Plot

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 gangleader of the thieves himself, Chiranjeevi. In the end, Chiranjeevi gets shot by his own son.

Cast

• Rajinikanth as Raghu
• Chiranjeevi
• Sridevi as Raghu's love interest
• Poornam Viswanathan as Raghu's father
• Nalini as Mythili
• Seema as Raghu's Mother
• J. Lalitha as Raghu's sister
• K. Natraj
• Mafia Sasi
• G. Srinivasan
• MLA Thangaraj
• Parthiban in an uncredited role
• Thengai Srinivasan

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 Telugu cinema acted in a negative role.^[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.^[4][5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Malligai Poo"	Muthulingam	Malaysia Vasudevan, Vijayaramani
2.	"Sonnalthane Theriyum"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
3.	"Vaarungal"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubramanyam

References

1. "கமல், ரஜினி... ஆனாலும் பாக்யராஜ்தான் தீபாவளி ஹிட்டு!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 25 October 2019. from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
2. Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 516. ISBN 9788193848227.
3. [Flashback: Rajini acted instead of MGR]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
4. "Ranuva Veeran". JioSaavn. 31 December 1981. from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
5. "Ranuva Veeran Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

External links

• Ranuva Veeran at IMDb