Born to rule) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action film, written and directed by A. S. Prakasam.

The film stars Sathyaraj and Ambika.

Aalappirandhavan has the extraordinary power of appearing instantaneously at the spot where crimes occur and saving the good people by punishing the bad elements.

Soundtrack was written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

[3] The Indian Express said, "With an offbeat storyline that anyhow paves the way only for bloody violence — so common this line of approach has become that even a child would refuse to be impressed — college professor turned filmmaker A. S. Pragasam deserves a pat for attempting to develop on a fresh idea, but his jerky and inane narrative falls between the two stolls of reality and fantasy and sinks in the morass of sheer incapacity.