The life of a small provincial town was stirred up by a series of terrible and inexplicable crimes. Circumstantial evidence pointed to the involvement of a well-respected television presenter of a popular religious program in the gang's affairs. He is opposed by Ivan Sklyar, a brave and experienced judge, an irreconcilable "lawyer-cracker" who firmly believes in the inevitability of punishment.

Manitha Jaathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Sivakumar, Ramki, Nirosha and Ravichandran in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja.

A small time criminal turns over a new leaf with the help of a bishop and starts leading a new life with a changed identity. When Inspector Javert finds out about this, he tries to expose him.