Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (English: Once Again a Love
Story) is a 1985 Indian Tamil romance film directed by Pratap K. Pothen in his
directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika Sarathkumar (then known simply as
Raadhika). They both also stars as the lead characters.
The script was co-written by Pothen along with
Somasundareshwar.
The film revolves around the relationship between two
mentally challenged people.
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaaraja. The
cinematography and editing was handled by P. C. Sreeram and B. Lenin
respectively. At the 32nd National Film Awards, the film won the Indira Gandhi
Award for Best First Film of a Director. It was theatrically released on 15
February 1985.
The film marked the directorial debut of Pratap
Pothen. He said that he "could find no lead actor for it, so I did it
myself." Pothen portrayed negative roles in Telugu films in order to raise
funds for the film. The script was co-written by Somasundareshwar. He recalled
that during the sets of Panneer Pushpangal (1981), Pothen promised him that he
would direct a film based on his script. The cinematography was handled by P.
C. Sreeram. The film was shot over the period of a year, taking place primarily
at Ooty.During the film's production, Pothen and Raadhika fell in love and got
married; however they got divorced in 1986.
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