Valour)[a] is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film[2] directed by Suresh Krissna and written by Panchu Arunachalam.

It is a remake of the Telugu film Allari Mogudu (1992) and stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Roja with Janagaraj, Senthil, Vadivukkarasi, J. Livingston, Mahesh Anand, Vinu Chakravarthy, Ajay Rathnam, Vivek and Charuhasan in supporting roles.

Krissna initially refused to remake Allari Mogudu because he disliked it but agreed after Rajinikanth told him their next film after Annaamalai (1992) should be different to avoid comparisons.

The screenplay of Veera was written to be substantially different from the original; it was tailored to Rajinikanth's style and had logic added to the scenario.

Despite this, ticket sales improved within a few weeks of its release and Veera became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.

Muthuveerappan, an idler from Karamadai, falls in love with Devayani alias Devi, the daughter of Carnatic musician Krishnamurthy Shastri.

She survived the flood but was left with amnesia; her memory was restored when she heard Muthu singing on the radio so she went to Madras in search of him.

Believing it is genuine, Chandran gives the photograph to Harichandran who sees through the fraud, commits a murder and frames Muthu as Veera's killer.

After Rajinikanth saw the Telugu film Allari Mogudu (1992) with the director Suresh Krissna and producer-screenwriter Panchu Arunachalam, he expressed his desire to remake it in Tamil as their next collaboration.

They prepared a fresh outline in ten days; Krissna tailored the story to Rajinikanth's style and added logic to the scenario.

[15] According to Krissna, the remake has more "emotional profundity" than the Telugu original, and it was established that the protagonist Muthuveerappan (Muthu) is a pious person who married twice due to circumstances beyond his control.

[4][21] Veera was formally launched with a puja at the Lord Ganapathi temple within AVM Studios,[22] although principal photography began at Rajahmundry.

According to Krissna, this was a chance to show Muthu in a variety of costumes because he is only shown wearing a simple white shirt and black trousers until the song begins, and would not change his clothing and appearance until much later in the film.

[27] Rajinikanth and Anand did not rehearse the fight sequence in which Muthu and Harichandran jump towards each other, then fall to the ground with their hands interlocked; they watched the stuntmen perform and followed their instructions.

He was made to hang horizontally from it, with his face and hands turned towards the floor; completing the task took him two days and two nights.

[29] While filming a scene in which Ravikanth talks to Chandran (J. Livingston) while Muthu silently witnesses, Rajinikanth could not control his laughter at Senthil's dialogue delivery and covered his mouth with a towel.

[30] In the post-production phase, Meena's voice was dubbed by K. R. Anuradha[31] and the introductory "Super Star" graphic title card from Annaamalai was re-used.

[17] Writer S. Rajanayagam compared Veera to another Rajinikanth film Panakkaran (1990) because both of them stress that "true wealth consists of good parents, wife, children and friends".

[33] Though the film is a remake of Allari Mogudu, many writers have compared Veera with Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987) and Micki & Maude (1984), both of which also have bigamy as their themes.

[39] During the filming schedule at Rajahmundry, Ilaiyaraaja had composed a duet and sent it to Krissna, who liked the song but felt it did not suit the situation.

[53][54] Veera received mixed critical reviews; audiences and fans of Rajinikanth were disappointed because they expected a film like Annaamalai and were discontent with the title character's lack of heroism.

[55] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "Veera starts promisingly enough", praising Rajinikanth's comedy timing in the first half, but said the manner in which Muthu learns of Devi's presumed death is "not very convincingly told".

[6] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times praised the film's action sequences, the performances of the female leads and the music by Ilaiyaraaja but said Harichandran has "little to do with the main story" and was included "just to satisfy Rajni's action-oriented fans".

Vijiyan concluded the review by saying, "Veera has a bit of everything to satisfy all sections of the audience to provide a superb evening's entertainment".

"[56] R. P. R. of Kalki gave the film a mixed review, criticising the screenplay and lack of originality, but lauded Ilaiyaraaja's music.

[50] Producer Elred Kumar obtained permission to reuse the film's title; his production Veera was released in 2018.