“
Friends
” is the super hit film which released in 1999, directed by Siddique and “
Lal
.” the film was a star-studded film with “
Jayaram
,” “
Sreenivasan
,”
Meena Durairaj
, “Mukesh” and
Divya Unni
in the lead roles. It was
Manju Warrier
, who was the first choice for Meena’s role. The role Padmini played by Meena had a negative shade in the beginning. When Manju was approached for the role, she nodded immediately. But, she could not make it, as she got married to “
Dileep
” suddenly. So, she backed out from the project and Meena was offered the role. It was a good role indeed. If Manju had done the role, it would have given her a good name and in fact, it would have been a different role in her career. Although it is an old story, Mukesh revealed this flashback in a reality show. Now, both the actresses made their reentry and had been pursuing their career in a healthy way. Manju will be seen next in Karinkunnam Sixes and Meena will be seen in the yet to be titled “
Mohanlal
” movie, directed by
Jibu Jacob
.