Tik Tik Tik actress Radha Nair recalls struggle behind wearing a bikini on sets of film

Released in 1981, Tik Tik Tik was a crime thriller directed by Bharathiraja. It was one of the first Tamil films to feature a bikini scene. Kamal Haasan’s co-star Radha Nair recalled her Bikini experience on the sets of the Tamil film. She took to her Twitter on Tuesday, and remembered the time when she along with her co-stars Swapna and Madhavi wore bikinis. She opened up on how it took a lot of strength and courage to wear a bikini on set.

Sharing a still from the film, Radha tweeted, “This is one of my favourite memory from the days of shoot for movie tik tik tik. Back then it might have looked part of job but now if I look back I admire the struggle and strength we have put in to look so, and special admiration goes to Madhavi who has that effortless look on her face along with right posture.”

She also added, “Hats off to her to be able to work on attitude along with her body. Some memories if remembered now has many unspoken thoughts which I am sharing here today. And I am glad we were in right hands then for these beautiful outfits on us by our designer Vani Ganapathy.”

Tik Tik Tik was remade in Hindi as Karishmaa (1984) also starring Kamal Haasan.