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{{Infobox film
| name = Ranuva Veeran
| image         = Ranuva Veeran poster.jpg
| image = Ranuva Veeran poster.jpg
| caption       = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ta|ராணுவ வீரன்}}
| director       = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| caption = Film poster
| writer         = [[Vijay Krishnaraj]] (dialogues)
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| screenplay     = Sathya Movies story department
| writer = [[Vijay Krishnaraj]] (dialogues)
| story         = Radha Veerannan<br />S. Jagadessan<br />Krishna<br />Thamizhagan
| screenplay = Sathya Movies story department
| producer      = [[R. M. Veerappan]]<br />G. Thyagarajan
| story = Radha Veerannan,<br>S. Jagadessan,<br>Krishna,<br>Thamizhagan
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Rajinikanth]]|[[Chiranjeevi]]|[[Sridevi]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rajinikanth]]|[[Chiranjeevi]]|[[Sridevi]]|[[Poornam Viswanathan]]|[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]}}
| producer = R. M. Veerappan and G. Thyagarajan
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Babu
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| editing       = R. Vittal
| studio = Sathya Movies
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| distributor = Sathya Movies
| studio        = Sathya Movies
| released = {{film date|df=y|1981|10|26}}
| released       = {{film date|df=y|1981|10|26}}
| runtime =152 minutes
| runtime       = 152 minutes
| country = India
| country       = India
| language = Tamil
| language       = Tamil
| budget =
}}
}}


'''''Ranuva Veeran''''' is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], starring [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sridevi]] and [[Chiranjeevi]]. It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Bandipotu Simham'' and released on 21 May 1982,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAldrzcQxJI</ref> and in Hindi as ''Zulm Ki Zanjeer''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snmJlkO8SPI</ref>
'''''Ranuva Veeran''''' ({{Translation|Soldier}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|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''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech |year=2020 |isbn=9788193848227 |pages=516}}</ref> Despite starring two popular heroes from [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema]], ''Ranuva Veeran'' became a box office failure.<ref name="fail">{{Cite web |date=19 May 2020 |title=15 பிளாக்பஸ்டர்.. 28 சூப்பர்ஹிட்.. 50- க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஹிட் படங்கள்.. அப்போ ரஜினியின் தோல்வி படங்கள் எத்தனை..? |url=https://1newsnation.com/rajini-movies-list-hits-and-flops-box-office/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120110409/https://1newsnation.com/rajini-movies-list-hits-and-flops-box-office/ |archive-date=20 January 2022 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=1newsnation |language=Ta}}</ref>


==Plot==
== 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 Vishwanathan]]), 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.
{{More plot|date=September 2022}}
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 none other than the gang leader of the thieves himself, Chiranjeevi. In the end, Chiranjeevi gets shot by his own son.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Raghu
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Raghu
*[[Chiranjeevi]] as Onti Kannu Viplavakarudu
*[[Chiranjeevi]] as The thief
*[[Sridevi]] as Raghu's love interest
*[[Sridevi]] as Raghu's love interest
*[[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as Raghu's father
*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Raghu's father
*[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Mythili
*[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Mythili
*Seema as Raghu's Mother
*Seema as Raghu's Mother
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*[[K. Natraj]]
*[[K. Natraj]]
*[[Mafia Sasi]]
*[[Mafia Sasi]]
*[[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]]  
*[[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]]
*MLA Thangaraj
*MLA Thangaraj
*[[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]] in an uncredited role
*[[R. Parthiban]] in an uncredited role
* Thengai Srinivasan
}}
{{Colend}}
 
== Production ==
Producer R. M. Veerappan wrote this script keeping [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in mind,<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=114–115 |orig-date=2012}}</ref> but since he was involved with politics, Rajinikanth was chosen instead. Chiranjeevi, who went on to become a megastar and Rajinikanth's counterpart in [[Telugu cinema]] acted in a negative role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2016 |title=பிளாஷ் ஃபேக்: எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்கு பதில் நடித்த ரஜினி |trans-title=Flashback: Rajini acted instead of MGR |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/48146/cinema/Kollywood/flask-back-rajini-replaced-instreated-of-MGR-in-Ranuva-veeran-.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707162557/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/48146/cinema/Kollywood/flask-back-rajini-replaced-instreated-of-MGR-in-Ranuva-veeran-.htm |archive-date=7 July 2016 |access-date=3 July 2016 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>


==Production==
== Soundtrack ==
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.<ref>http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/48146/cinema/Kollywood/flask-back-rajini-replaced-instreated-of-MGR-in-Ranuva-veeran-.htm</ref>
Soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics were written by [[Pulamaipithan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 1981 |title=Ranuva Veeran |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ranuva-veeran/EF6-gMNxzZM_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915053954/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ranuva-veeran/EF6-gMNxzZM_ |archive-date=15 September 2022 |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranuva Veeran Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/ranuva-veeran-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024164901/https://mossymart.com/product/ranuva-veeran-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Malligai Poo
| lyrics1 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| extra1 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Vijayaramani
| title2 = Sonnalthane Theriyum
| lyrics2 = Muthulingam
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| title3 = Vaarungal
| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubramanyam
}}


Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan
== Release and reception ==
<ref>http://www.rajinikanth.com/songs/ranuvaveerans.htm</ref><ref>http://gaana.com/album/ranuva-veeran</ref><ref>http://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Ranuva-Veeran-1981/EF6-gMNxzZM_</ref>
''Ranuva Veeran'' was released on 27 October 1981 on the occasion of [[Diwali]], along with six other movies, including ''[[Andha 7 Naatkal]]'', ''[[Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum]]'', ''[[Thanneer Thanneer]]'' and [[Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)|''Tik Tik Tik'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2019 |title=கமல், ரஜினி... ஆனாலும் பாக்யராஜ்தான் தீபாவளி ஹிட்டு! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/522050-81diwali-hit-andha-7-naatkal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616112656/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/522050-81diwali-hit-andha-7-naatkal.html |archive-date=16 June 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> it became a box office failure.<ref name="Ramachandran" /> Nalini Sastry of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Babu's cinematography as the film's main highlight while praising Sridevi's performance but felt Chiranjeevi and Thengai Srinivasan were underutilised. She concluded that the film was entertaining till interval then it became boring.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சாஸ்திரி |first=நளினி |date=8 November 1985 |title=ராணுவ வீரன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-11-08/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225140104/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-11-08/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=63 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*" Malligai Poo" – [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], M. S. Viswanathan
*" Sonnalthane Theriyum" – [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
*"Vaarungal" – S. P. Balasubramanyam


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0187445}}
*{{IMDb title|0187445}}


{{S. P. Muthuraman}}
{{S. P. Muthuraman}}


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Ranuva Veeran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Produced byR. M. Veerappan
G. Thyagarajan
Written byVijay Krishnaraj (dialogues)
Screenplay bySathya Movies story department
Story byRadha Veerannan
S. Jagadessan
Krishna
Thamizhagan
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 26 October 1981 (1981-10-26)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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 none other than the gang leader of the thieves himself, Chiranjeevi. In the end, Chiranjeevi gets shot by his own son.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Producer R. M. Veerappan wrote this script keeping M. G. Ramachandran in mind,[3] but since he was involved with politics, Rajinikanth was chosen instead. Chiranjeevi, who went on to become a megastar and Rajinikanth's counterpart in Telugu cinema acted in a negative role.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Malligai Poo"MuthulingamMalaysia Vasudevan, Vijayaramani 
2."Sonnalthane Theriyum"MuthulingamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 
3."Vaarungal"VaaliS. P. Balasubramanyam 

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Ranuva Veeran was released on 27 October 1981 on the occasion of Diwali, along with six other movies, including Andha 7 Naatkal, Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum, Thanneer Thanneer and Tik Tik Tik,[7] it became a box office failure.[3] Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Babu's cinematography as the film's main highlight while praising Sridevi's performance but felt Chiranjeevi and Thengai Srinivasan were underutilised. She concluded that the film was entertaining till interval then it became boring.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 516. ISBN 9788193848227.
  2. ↑ "15 பிளாக்பஸ்டர்.. 28 சூப்பர்ஹிட்.. 50- க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஹிட் படங்கள்.. அப்போ ரஜினியின் தோல்வி படங்கள் எத்தனை..?". 1newsnation (in தமிழ்). 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  4. ↑ "பிளாஷ் ஃபேக்: எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்கு பதில் நடித்த ரஜினி" [Flashback: Rajini acted instead of MGR]. Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ranuva Veeran". JioSaavn. 31 December 1981. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ranuva Veeran Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "கமல், ரஜினி... ஆனாலும் பாக்யராஜ்தான் தீபாவளி ஹிட்டு!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ↑ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (8 November 1985). "ராணுவ வீரன்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 63. Retrieved 25 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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