The Captive Nanny

Polladhavan ( transl. The Ruthless Man) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film produced by S. Ravi, directed and co-written by his father Muktha Srinivasan. A remake of the 1976 Kannada film Premada Kanike, it stars Rajinikanth, Lakshmi and Sripriya. The film revolves around a wealthy business man who holds captive in his house, his daughter's nanny, an eyewitness to a murder committed by him. The film was photographed by M. Karnan and edited V. P. Krishnan, with music by M. S. Viswanathan. Polladhavan was released on 6 November 1980, Diwali. The film became a commercial success, and was one of many films which helped Rajinikanth to carve out a niche for himself in vendetta roles.