16 Vayathinile

A 16-year-old schoolgirl named Mayil dreams of becoming a teacher and falls in love with a veterinarian named Sathyajith, but their relationship is complicated by rumors, leading to tragic events that result in Mayil waiting for the return of her beloved Chappani. 16 Vayathinile is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language Drama Action film featuring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, K Bhagyaraj, Gandhimathi, Goundamani, Sathyaraj and Sridevi Kapoor. Sri Amman Creations was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) S. A. Rajkannu. 16 Vayathinile is written by Kalaimani Perumal and P Bharathiraja and it is directed by P Bharathiraja and Bharathirajaa. Sri Amman Creations acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. 16 Vayathinile was released on 15th September 1977 and takes a screen time of 139 minutes. The screenplay for the movie was written by Bharathirajaa. Cinematography was done by P. S. Nivas and editing by R. Bhaskaran. The music was composed by National Award winner Ilaiyaraaja. At the 1978 South Filmfare Awards It won an award for Best Actor (Kamal Haasan). At the 1978 South Filmfare Awards It also won an award for Special Commendation Award for Performance. At the 1978 National Film Awards It also won an award for Best Playback Singer (Female).