Maattukkara Velan is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pa. Neelakandhan. It is a remake of the 1966 Kannada film Emme Thammanna. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Lakshmi, with S. A. Ashokan as the villain. It was released on 14 January 1970 and ran for 175 days.