Veeranadai

Veeranadai is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Seeman, starring Sathyaraj, Khushbu and debutante Uma. It was released on 28 April 2000.

Plot
The story revolves around two village bigwigs, Periya Karuppan and Kottaisamy. Periya Karuppan, a kind hearted person, is very helpful to his villagers. Kottaisamy, on the other hand, is always jealous of Periya Karuppan and his father.

Periya Karuppan is very affectionate towards his sister and he gives her in marriage to a young man. After giving birth to a beautiful girl, the couple get killed in an accident. Periya Karuppan brings up the girl Poomayil and vows not to marry as he has to look after his niece. This disappoints Mallika who wants to marry Periya Karuppan.

When Poomayil attains marriageable age, a young man is chosen to marry her. Before the day of betrothal she asks her grandfather why her uncle never got married and the old man replies that he has remained a bachelor only to bring her up. This touches her and she announces at the betrothal function that she intends to marry only her uncle, who has sacrificed a lot for her sake.

Production
Veeranadai is the debut film of Uma.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Deva.

Reception
S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "An out and out village story, it is handled by director Seeman in an absorbing way but at times he goes astray". Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that the film, despite its title, "is anything but a 'brave walk'. Rather it is a crawling, doddering effort, where the script just refuses to move in any direction". She concluded, "It is a mediocre film not worth a watch".