Polladhavan (Tamil: பொல்லாதவன்; English: Ruthless Man) is a Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Vetrimaran. starring Dhanush and Divya Spandana and was released on 8 November 2007. The musical score was by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while Yogi B and Dhina composed each one song. Velraj was the director of cinematography, V. T. Vijayan was editor and Rambo Rajkumar was the stunt choreographer. The film, which was not a remake of the 1980 film of the same name which starred Dhanush's father-in-law Rajinikanth, was a major success at the box office.