Meendum Kokila is a 1981 Tamil movie directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Hassan, Sridevi and Deepa in lead roles. The story is about a married lawyer’s infatuation towards an actress and the trouble he faces with his wife. Through the film Sridevi established herself as one of the top actresses and fetched her a Filmfare Award. The film was initially launched with J. Mahendran as the director and Rekha playing a supporting role. However, both pulled out of the project for unknown reasons following which they were replaced by Rangarajan and Deepa respectively. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a box-office success. Sridevi’s portrayal as a Brahmin woman trying to get back her husband fetched her a Filmfare Award in the Best Actress category, the first of her four Filmfare Awards. The film established Sridevi as one of the top actress in South India.
Subramaniam, a lawyer is married to Kokila and has a daughter. Things go well until he meets Kamini, a movie star in a party. He gets attracted towards Kamini and becomes ready to sacrifice his own family for her. Kokila’s efforts in bringing back her husband forms the rest of the story.
Directed by G. N. Rangarajan
Produced by T. R. Srinivasan
Written by Ananthu
Screenplay by Ananthu
Story by Hassan Brothers
Starring Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Deepa
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography N. K. Viswanathan
Edited by K. R. Ramalingam
Production Charuchitra Films
Distributed by Anadha
Release dates 14 January 1981
Country India
Language Tamil
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