Every actress doesn’t get the opportunity to debut in a role that has such scope for emoting. Iyarkai was a rare breed in Tamil cinema, from a director who believed in being different and it was duly recognized with the National Award for the Best Regional Feature Film. Kutty Radhika’s role was loved by everyone who watched the movie and the film itself became hugely popular even though it might not have fully reflected in the box office collections. But, even after such a distinguished debut she couldn’t hold on in Tamil cinema. We don’t know why. We could hazard a guess by saying that her role in Iyarkai was so well etched that it was impossible for any director to think of putting her in a regular heroine character.