Soldier) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Chiranjeevi.

[1] Despite starring two popular heroes from Tamil and Telugu cinema, Ranuva Veeran became a box office failure.

[2] 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.

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.