Released in 1989 and directed by the visionary Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Apoorva Sagodharargal was produced by the legendary actor Kamal Haasan under his banner, Raaj Kamal Films International. At a time when Tamil cinema was largely reliant on formulaic "masala" tropes—gravity-defying heroes and repetitive romantic arcs—this film dared to be different.
Sethupathy (Kamal Haasan), an honest police officer, is murdered by four corrupt men. --- Apoorva Sagodharargal Tamilgun