Meendum Kokila
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Director G.N. Rangarajan Country India | 7.6/10 IMDb Running time 2h 30m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 14 January 1981 Songs Chinna Chiru Vayathil Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meendum Kokila (Again Kokila) is a 1981 Tamil language film 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 box-office success.
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Plot
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.
Cast
Production
The film was originally directed by J. Mahendran with Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Rekha—in her Tamil cinema debut—playing prominent roles. Rekha was the original choice for actress' role, and scenes featuring her were shot till 3000 feet. Initially Mahendran opted out of the film after a song sequence was shot. Later as the film progressed Rekha pulled out citing no reason. It was Kamal Haasan who requested G. Rangarajan to take over the film as director. Rekha was replaced by Deepa.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Radha Radha Nee" is based on the Shuddha Saveri raga.
Reception and accolades
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.
References
Meendum Kokila WikipediaMeendum Kokila IMDb Meendum Kokila themoviedb.org