- Country: India
- Genres: Action
- Release: 1983-01-14
- Director: S.P. Muthuraman
- Writers: Panchu Arunachalam , Suraj Narain Sinha
- Language: Tamil | Hindi
- Stars: Rajinikanth , Radha , Jaishankar , K. Balaji
- Runtime: 130 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: Faoladi Mukka (India) , Paayum Puli (United States of America) , Paayum Puli , Fauladi Mukka , Paayum Puli (India) , Pouncing Tiger (India)
- Plot: When a smuggler kills his sister, a naive, immature man (Rajinikanth) vows to deliver justice for her death and joins a martial arts school. He trains hard there to become a master fighter, honing his fighting skills. Taking on a new identity, Paayum Puli (Pouncing Tiger), he sets off for revenge, but the affection of a beautiful woman (Radha) soon puts a hitch in his plans. Manorama, Silk Smitha and Jaishankar also star in this action-packed movie.
- IMDB:tt0323546
Paayum Puli Cast · · · ALL
S.P. Muthuraman
Director
Rajinikanth
Paayum Puli
Radha
Aachi Manorama
Janagaraj
Jaishankar
B. Thyagarajan
V.K. Ramasamy
Satyaraj
K. Balaji
Master of martial arts
Y.G. Parthasarathy
Gopalakrishnan
Y.G. Mahendran
Mahi
L.I.C. Narasimhan
Hotel manager
Azhagu
Fighter