Brave warrior) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language masala film, directed by Karthik Raghunath and produced by Durai.

He was previously engaged to Gowri but called off the wedding upon learning that his horoscope predicted his wife would die prematurely.

Following the Chithra Pournami pooja, Ranjith intends to loot the jewels during their transit back to the collector's office.

Nanjappa spreads false rumors about Manimaaran to his father, aiming to eliminate him and facilitate their future heist.

Meanwhile, Ranjith kidnaps an archaeological research officer responsible for discovering a subway path leading to the temple.

The officer is later found dead, and the crucial palm leaf manuscript containing subway research goes missing, making Inspector Shankar investigate the murder, suspecting foul play.

Ranjith, disguised as a saint, enters the village, and Shankar identifies him but remains unaware of their plan to loot the jewels.

Meanwhile, Manimaaran foils an attempt by Dharmakartha's son-in-law to loot farm produce from the temple land and reports the incident to Pandiyan.

[3] On 5 May 1987, The Indian Express wrote "Veerapandiyan despite being a potpourri of elements sacred and mandatory to the masala genre is within its rather constructed ambit, a fair sample of all that is good, bad, and mediocre in commercial Tamil cinema.