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, and became a box office flop.[1] It was later dubbed in Hindi as Zulm Ki Zanjeer.[2]
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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 |
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Cinematography | Babu |
Edited by | R. Vittal |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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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.
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 was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.[4][5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Malligai Poo" | Muthulingam | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vijayaramani | |
2. | "Sonnalthane Theriyum" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | |
3. | "Vaarungal" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubramanyam |