Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in the classic Sigappu Rojakkal (1978)

Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in the classic Sigappu Rojakkal (1978)

Shot in just 30 days, when Sridevi was 15-16, this thriller was a surprise hit as a film on a serial killer with Tamil film industry's definitive leading man was unprecedented; an unheroic leading man. Kamal Haasan went on to win one of his many (many!) Best Actor awards. Sridevi was neglected yet again by the jury.