'The death of Lekha, a flashback') is a 1983 Malayalam-language film by K. G. George[2][3] and produced by Innocent.

[4] The film was controversial because of the protagonist's similarities to the actress Shoba, whose suicide was highly publicized.

A poor Malayali family reaches Madras to try their luck in the film industry with their daughter Shantamma.

She slowly starts climbing the ladder of success and becomes popular actress Lekha.

The film recounts events that leads to her suicide, including a stint as a prostitute succumbing to the pressure from her parents for the lust of quick money and her unsuccessful love affair with a director.