KOVAI SARALA BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: 5 ROLLICKING ACTS OF THE COMEDIENNE

Sathi Leelavathi: The story goes that director Balu Mahendra was initially hesitant in signing up the comedienne, but gave in when Kamal Haasan insisted that she was the best. After seeing her splendid performance, he was said to backtracked his initial reservations. ‘Marugo Marugo’ song is still popular and several of her scenes with Kamal Haasan brought the roof down.

Kanchana series: The Kanchana series was a bit of a comeback for the talented performer. She played the supportive mom of Raghava Lawrence, who was afraid of almost anything and everything. She rightly lapped up a decent number of awards for her sprightly performance.

Shahjahan: She and Vivekh stole the thunder in this Vijay film with their antics. The way Vivekh addresses her, Jingili, is still popular meme material and acts as a pop reference to this date.

Paattali: This was one of her classic combos with Vadivelu, who appears as a woman and how unwittingly, love blossoms between the two, giving rise to many a funny moment.

Karakattakaran: Not just Kovai Sarala, this film can be appreciated for the antics of a bunch of comedians, with Sarala performing a great deal. Her combo scenes with Goundamani and Senthil made us go ROFL.