Alexander is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Keyaar, from a story by Panchu Arunachalam.

Instead of handling the matter himself, he informs the CBI, and officer Rajasekhar assigns Alexander to apprehend the culprits and halt the smuggling operation.

At the airport, Alexander confronts Hari, one of Ashok's brothers, and seizes drugs hidden in a prosthetic leg.

Alexander voluntarily takes on the murder case, suspecting that Ashok's brothers' illicit businesses and political connections are linked to the disappearance of Gandhirajan, who had been investigating them.

However, Priya, Gandhirajan's daughter, remains unaware that Alexander is a CBI officer and refuses to divulge any information.

Before dying, Choudary leaves a cryptic clue, "14596," which Alexander deciphers as the date of Gandhirajan's death (14th May 1996).

Alexander visits Gandhirajan's grave and retrieves the file, exposing Ashok's brothers' hawala fraud scams and connections to politicians and government bureaucrats.

Ashok, Rajasekhar, and the corrupt officials and politicians are arrested, while Alexander receives an award from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi.

Keyaar originally planned a grand climax with ships at port; due to rainfall he shelved the plans and instead used archive footage of Vijayakanth receiving an award from former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi from an old event and added it towards the film's end.

[3] R. P. R. of Kalki called Prakash Raj the film's biggest strength, and also appreciated Karthik Raja's score.