News18 Malayalam | August 10, 2023, 12:16 PM IST
Meena and her family have no replacement for Siddique in one respect
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Director Siddique’s demise has been described as heartbreaking by many of his colleagues and loved ones. They have lost someone so close to them. That pain only touched their hearts and passed. Yes to actress Meena Sagar. Meena played the female lead in Siddique’s film
Meena played Jayaram’s heroine in ‘Friends’ (1999) written and directed by Siddique and distributed under Lal Creations banner. Padmini, a slightly villainous character, caught the attention of those days (read more).
It was Padmini from Friends who posted the news of Siddique’s death and was first pointed out by fans. But Meena’s relationship does not end with Padmini
Meena entered into married life ten years after ‘Friends’ came out. Siddique also attended this wedding reception as a guest. Two years later Meena’s daughter Nainika was born
Nainika also came to cinema through her mother. Nainika appeared before director Siddique as a child star in ‘Bhaskar Oru Rascal’, a remake of the Malayalam film ‘Bhaskar the Rascal’.
Sharing the heartbreaking news of Siddique’s death, Meena wrote on Instagram that there is no other director who has directed her and her daughter. Nainika is still active in films
Meena again acted in several Malayalam films. Malayalam cinema is more familiar with Meena as Mohanlal’s pair. Meena Sagar has filled Malayalam cinema as the heroine of superstars like Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Jayaram.
Meena and Mohanlal reunited in the second film ‘Bro Daddy’ (2022) directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. After this, the audience did not see Meena in another Malayalam film
