Sea Fishes) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Nagesh and Swapna.

[3] Selvanayakam, also known as Selvam, is a poor but hard-working fisherman in love with Bhagyam, a woman from the same fishing hamlet.

After a dispute with the locals, Selvam relocates to a neighboring village to fish but is feared dead during a cyclone.

Driven by anger, Rajan aligns with his father's rivals, engaging in a prolonged conflict with Selvam in both business and personal matters.

[6][7] Sindhu-Jeeva of Kalki praised Kamal Haasan's acting, Viswanathan's cinematography and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt unit who worked a lot in the idea of taking gold and making jewellery not realising it is just clay and concluded Meen (fish) in Malayalam, Karuvadu (dried fish) in Tamil.