S.Rajeshwara Rao , is a genuis. Listen to Rasika Raja and Madi Sarada Devi Mandiram, sometime. Hardhitting story of a group of unemplyed youth. I became fan of Kamal Haasan after seeing this, I think. The only other person who is comparable to him is Amitabh in some of his earlier movies.
Most current heroes are chocolatey.
Exceptionally good songs. Karthik and Prabhu. Excellent songs and complex story. Mouna Ragam. mohan and revathi. I have seen several movies in the mid 80s when I was in Madras for a short while.