Manmadha Leelai

Manmatha Leelai is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic sex comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Aalam. A number of actresses debuted on Tamil industry through this film, including Hema Chaudhary, Jaya Prada, Y. Vijaya among others. It was released on 27 February 1976. Though the film was criticised for its bold content when it released, it has received cult status with passing years and is considered a trendsetter. Plot The film explores the life journey of a wannabe womaniser Madhu and his attempted affairs with various women where he fails invariably, including those who are married. The main conflict is between Madhu and his wife Rekha. The many woman he flirts with and those who flirt with him are doing so for many different reasons. One has a drunkard husband who has no interest in her while other is merely living her fantasy of being in an extra-marital relationship through phone while another is an ultra-modern hippie cultured women. He, however, does not manage to consummate with any of them. He confesses all his problems to his secretary Mr. Iyer who resigns unable to bear his torture. In the end, his now pregnant wife finds out about his attempted philandering and decides to leave him only to find out that her role-model father has had a life long affair with their long term servant maid which her mother has chosen to ignore. Seeing that men are no better and considering that her husband is yet to consummate, she decides to go back to her husband who vows to become a reformed man.