Soora Samhaaram
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Promotional Poster
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| Directed by | Chitra Lakshmanan |
| Produced by | Chithra Ramu |
| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Starring |
Kamal Haasan Nirosha Kitty Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | P. Mohan Raj |
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Production
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Gayathri Films
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Release date
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Film score by Illayaraja | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 19:48 |
| Label | Echo |
Soora Samhaaram (English: Vanquishing) is a 1988 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Chitra Lakshmanan starring Kamal Haasan in the role of police officer, ACP Athi Veerapandiyan. The story, screenplay and dialogues were written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram.
The film is loosely based on Witness, starring Harrison Ford and has borrowed action scenes from Untouchables and Lethal Weapon.
Pandian and Arun are police officers. Pallavi is a drug addict who cannot stop her habit even though her brother Arun pleads. One day Arun locks her up, but she dies from withdrawal. Devastated Arun decides to take revenge on Mohandas, the kingpin of drug mafia, but Mohandas kills him in an airport restroom. Sudha's young brother happens to watch this murder but is terrified to make this public. Pandian who is in-charge of this case zeroes in Sudha and her brother as witnesses, but she refuses. But when Madhuri pleads her help, she decides to help Pandian, but now Pandian is abducted by Mohandas's men and forcefully turn him to a drug addict. The climax reveals whether Pandian nab the drug lord and complete the revenge of his friend Arun.
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
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