Although not pleased with the films made in Tamil cinema till then , he was `` amazed '' at P. Bharathiraja 's 16 Vayathinile ( 1977 ) , K.Balachander 's Apoorva Raagangal ( 1975 ) , and J. Mahendran 's Mullum Malarum ( 1978 ) and Uthiripookkal ( 1979 ) .
K. Balachander 's Apoorva Raagangal from the year 1975 amazed Mani Ratman .