▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁ ▁Film - making ▁style ▁S rid har ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁N ava - ras a - direct or , ▁as ▁he ▁made ▁films ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁styles , ▁from ▁the ▁comedy ▁Ka ad hal ik ka ▁N er amil la i ▁to ▁the ▁serious ▁Kal ai - kov il ▁and ▁N en j il ▁Or ▁A al ay am . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁re made ▁in ▁H indi ▁with ▁Raj endra ▁K umar ▁and ▁Me ena ▁K um ari ▁as ▁D il ▁Ek ▁Mand ir ▁which ▁ear n ▁him ▁two ▁nom ination ▁at ▁Film fare ▁Awards , ▁Best ▁Director ▁and ▁Best ▁Story ▁categories . ▁He ▁brought ▁out ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁com ed ians ▁T . ▁R . ▁Ram ach and ran , ▁K . ▁A . ▁Th ang avel u , ▁and ▁N ages h , ▁and ▁helped ▁introduce ▁Mur thy , ▁N irm ala ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁audience ▁in ▁Ven ni ra ▁Ada i . ▁Mur thy , ▁N irm ala , ▁now ▁a ▁TV ▁and ▁movie ▁com ed ian , ▁is ▁still ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" V enn ir ada i ▁Mo orth y ", ▁" V enn ir ada i ▁N irm ala " ▁after ▁the ▁fame ▁he ▁received ▁from ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁movie . ▁Even ▁the ▁actress es ▁Jay al al ith a ▁and ▁N irm ala ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ven ni ra ada i ▁Jay al al ith a ▁and ▁Ven ni ra ada i ▁N irm ala