Officer Kannan leads a group of police officers to track down the bandit, Veerappan.

Koose Muniswamy Veerappan commonly known only as Veerappan was a notorious Indian brigand and dacoit in India. He was active for nearly 30 years in the scrub lands and forests in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 184 people (97 of them are police officials & forest officers), 900 elephants were killed by Veerappan.—Malek Shoeb