Soora Samhaaram is a 1988 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the role of police officer, ACP Athi Veerapandiyan. This medium budget action film also stars Nirosha (credited in title as Mythili), Nizhalgal Ravi, Pallavi and Kitti. Mani Rathnam's long time associate Krishnamurthy (Kitty) appears as villain Mohandas.Soora Samharam is well known for 2 major action scenes which was based from The Untouchables and Lethal Weapon. The story of the film is based on Peter Weir's 1985 acclaimed drama Witness.Kamal Hassan planned to follow Soora Samhaaram with big...

Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.

Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.

Thenali suffers from panophobia and seeks doctor Kailash's help but the latter denies his request. Later, when Kailash goes on a vacation with his family, Thenali joins them and charms his sister.

Vikram, a cop who is mourning the death of his wife, is assigned to retrieve a missile. He is aided by a highly educated engineer Preethi, who holds the knowledge to disarm the weapon, in his mission.

Anbarasu, young and arrogant, and Nallasivam, damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.

Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.

Prabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor's daughter. On knowing about their love affair, her father imprisons Prabhu and forbids him to meet Shruthi.

The story centers on six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of teenage life. The film conveys a message about the importance of a good education and career over other distractions, such as romance and sex.