i ▁G anes an ▁in ▁lead ▁roles . ▁ ▁When ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁went ▁through ▁sudden ▁financial ▁problems ▁he ▁approached ▁M . ▁G . ▁Ram ach and ran , ▁who ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁film ▁be ▁made ▁and ▁using ▁that ▁his ▁financial ▁wo es ▁would ▁get ▁resolved . ▁S rid har ▁then ▁made ▁U rim ai ▁K ural ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁direct ▁M . G . R ▁again ▁in ▁Me en ava ▁Nan ban ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁brought ▁together ▁Kam al ▁Has an , ▁Raj nik anth , ▁S rip ri ya ▁for ▁rom antic ▁film ▁Ill am ai ▁O on jal ▁A ad ug ir ath u . ▁Then ▁he ▁re made ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁H indu ▁as ▁D il - E - N ad an ▁st arring ▁Raj esh ▁Kh anna , ▁Sh at rug han ▁Sin ha ▁and ▁J aya ▁Pr ada ▁in ▁lead ▁roles . ▁Both ▁versions ▁were ▁successful . ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁his ▁films ▁he ▁used ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁stars , ▁mel od rama ▁and ▁mel od ious ▁songs . ▁He ▁has ▁directed ▁films ▁in ▁T amil , ▁H indi ▁and ▁Tel ug u . ▁S rid har ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁song ▁p ict ur isation ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁transform