This bold social drama explores concepts of love, marriage, fidelity and commitment through the life of Madhu, a handsome man who is married to, Rekha.
Madhu is a charming womaniser, who makes a hobby of having extramarital affairs with various women, including those who are married. Slowly, Rekha begins to suspect Madhu, which slowly builds deep conflict and antagonism between them. Rekha is a loving wife and a homemaker, who is torn between accepting her husband and living a separated life after having discovered the travails of her own father. What will Rekha's decision be, and how will Madhu react to it?
Cast: Jayapradha, Kamal Haasan
Crew: K Balachander (Director), BS Lokanath (Director of Photography), MS Viswanathan (Music Director)
Rating: A (India)
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Release Dates: 25 Feb 1976 (India)
Tamil Name: மன்மத லீலை
Did you know? Though this film was criticised for its bold content when it released, it has received cult status with passing years and is considered a trendsetter. Read More
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as Kannagi
as Madhu
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
as Petition Kodandam
Direction
Director
Distribution
Distributor
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Lyricist
Playback Singer
Editorial
Editor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
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03:11
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed into: Meethi Meethi Baatein (Hindi)
Trivia:
This movie was a huge box office success.
Kamal Haasan once said about this movie, "it was an interesting subject. For that period it was unusual, a breaking down of the fidelity stereotypes".
Controversies arose during the release of this movie, only because of the reason that Balachander was a visionary, at least 10 years ahead of the film-makers of his time.
Though this film was criticised for its bold content when it released, it has received cult status with passing years and is considered a trendsetter.
MR Radha's son Radha Ravi made his Tamil debut in this movie.
This film was dubbed into Telugu as 'Manmadha Leela'.
A number of actresses debuted through this film, including Jayaprada, Y Vijaya, among others.
Kamal Haasan once said about this movie, "it was an interesting subject. For that period it was unusual, a breaking down of the fidelity stereotypes".
Controversies arose during the release of this movie, only because of the reason that Balachander was a visionary, at least 10 years ahead of the film-makers of his time.
Though this film was criticised for its bold content when it released, it has received cult status with passing years and is considered a trendsetter.
MR Radha's son Radha Ravi made his Tamil debut in this movie.
This film was dubbed into Telugu as 'Manmadha Leela'.
A number of actresses debuted through this film, including Jayaprada, Y Vijaya, among others.
