Certain directors have become synonymous with redefining Tamil romance:
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Kamal Haasan, on the other hand, experimented with psycho-sexual dramas. Films like Sigappu Rojakkal (1978) and Mouna Ragam (1986) broke stereotypes. Mouna Ragam , directed by Mani Ratnam, is a landmark film that dealt with a woman’s struggle to accept an arranged marriage after a heartbreak. For the first time, a admitted that women could love twice, and that marriage was not always the end of personal desire.
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