Dheena is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by then-debutante A. R. Murugadoss, starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, in his Tamil debut, and Laila. The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by K. Aravind. It was released on 14 January 2001. The movie received positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

The film starts with the police arresting Aathikesavan's men as suspects for burning Minister Malarvannan's liquor shop. Aathi sends Dheenadhayalan aka Dheena, his adopted brother, to attack the false witnesses in this case and bail them out. This leads to further conflicts between Aathi, Dheena and Malarvannan and Dheena ends up chopping off Malarvannan's hand.