The 1980s were known as the golden age of malayalam cinema . During that decade there were numerous films which were great commercial success as well as was well directed and realistic (film is fantasy but see the 80s films to know what i mean ). Mohanlal and Mammootty became superstars today because of their classy perfomances in this era . But equally there were a number of actresses who gave great perfomances in films of that era .
Shobana in " kanamarayathu " showing the innocence as well as rebelliousness that teenage stands for , Suhaasini who gives love to the unloved rahman in koodevide , Karthika in the young doctor who falls in love with her patient in thaalavattom ,
Urvashi in thalayanamanthram to cite a few .