Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)

He is a photographer in a beauty pageant run by a rich industrialist, Oberoi, which was won by Sharadha, Radha and Swapna.

Soon Swapna's dead body turns up and he becomes the main suspect in the murder investigation and is on the run from police.

As his face is plastered in wanted ads all over the city and police are watching Sharadha's house, he goes to meet Radha.

He starts to investigate the murders and deduce that the only thing the two girls had in common, apart from him, was the modelling agency.

He drugs the models during the photo shoot abroad, operates them and smuggles diamonds into India using their bodies.

[6] S. Shivakumar of Mid-Day called it "One of the worst of Barathi Rajaa's films" which "seems to be a rehash of various 'B' grade Hollywood thrillers" but noted "it has flashes of brilliance" and applauded Haasan's performance.

Though it attracted opposition from women's lib organisations for featuring the actresses in swimsuits, it became a success.