Paayum Puli (1983 film)
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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | M. Kumaran M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Radha |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹20 million |
Paayum Puli (transl. Pouncing Tiger) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language martial arts film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, written by Panchu Arunachalam and produced by AVM Productions. The film, inspired from the 1978 film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, stars Rajinikanth and Radha, alongside Jaishankar, Silk Smitha and R. N. Sudarshan, with K. Balaji making a cameo appearance. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while cinematography and editing were handled by Babu and R. Vittal respectively. Paayum Puli was released on 14 January 1983, coinciding with Pongal, and became a commercial success.