Apoorva Raagangal (1975) is a Tamil film directed by K. Balachander. This film was controversial upon release as it examines
relationships between people with wide age gaps, which challenge Indian social mores. The film was Rajinikanth's debut and
Kamal Hassan's first major hit.
Idi Katha Kaadu is a 1979 Indian Telugu language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Jayasudha,Kamal Haasan, Sarath
Babu, Chiranjeevi, Saritha, and Ramaprabha. It is a remake of Balachander's earlier Tamil hit Avargal (1977), which also won
a national award. Kamal Hassan stars in both languages. This film has Chiranjeevi as the villanous husband of Jayasudha (Rajanikanth
starred as the husband in Tamil)
Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi is a 1978 Telugu language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and starring Kamal Haasan in
the lead role of the protagonist.