16
Vayathinile
(1977)
16
Vayathinale,
the
debut
directorial
venture
of
P
Bharathiraja
narrated
a
story
surrounding
a
16-year-old
girl
named
Mayil,
portrayed
by
Sridevi.
The
actress
got
to
play
a
well-written
role
and
she
approached
the
role
with
perfection.
The
various
stages
and
the
emotional
fluctuation
of
the
character
was
so
well
portrayed
by
the
actress
and
she
earned
a
lot
of
applauses.
Sigappu
Rojakkal
(1978)
Well,
Sigappu
Rojakkal,
the
thriller
movie
directed
by
P
Bharathiraja
was
more
about
the
character
played
by
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
movie
and
he
did
put
up
an
astounding
performance.
At
the
same
time,
Sridevi
played
the
role
of
Sarada,
a
conservative
young
girl
who
falls
for
the
character.
A
challenging
role
indeed
and
at
such
a
young
age,
she
pulled
it
off
with
ease
and
came
up
with
a
notable
performance.
Meendum
Kokila
(1981)
Meendum
Kokila,
directed
by
GN
Rangarajan
featured
Sridevi
in
the
title
role
of
Kokila,
a
young
Brahmin
girl
married
to
a
lawyer.
The
film
deals
with
the
hardships
of
Kokila
and
the
efforts
that
she
put
in
to
bring
back
her
husband
who
falls
for
another
woman.
Sridevi
had
displayed
a
matured
and
controlled
performance
in
this
film
and
she
carried
the
movie
forward
at
portions.
She
won
the
Filmfare
award
for
the
Best
actress,
for
her
performance
in
the
film.
Moondram
Pirai
(1982)
Well,
nothing
much
has
to
be
said
about
this
film,
which
has
earned
a
cult
classic
status.
It
had
a
fantabulous
performance
by
Kamal
Haasan
and
at
the
same
time,
Sridevi
too,
matched
up
to
that
performance
delivering
an
endearing
act
as
Bhagyalakshmi,
who
suffers
from
a
memory
loss.
The
movie
is
rated
as
one
of
the
best
in
Sridevi's
acting
career
and
it
fetched
her
the
Tamil
Nadu
State
Award
for
the
Best
Actress.
English
Vinglish
(2012)
English
Vinglish,
released
in
the
year
2017
will
always
remain
a
special
film
in
the
acting
career
of
Sridevi.
The
Hindi
film,
certain
portions
of
which
was
reshot
in
Tamil
as
well
marked
her
return
to
Tamil
film
industry
after
a
long
gap.
She
shouldered
the
entire
movie
with
her
brilliant
performance
as
a
home-maker
named
Shashi.
The
movie
was
a
big
treat
for
all
of
her
fans
and
emerged
as
a
box
office
success
as
well.