Kokila is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed, written and filmed by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Shoba playing the title character along with Kamal Haasan, Roja Ramani and Mohan in other prominent roles. The film marked the directorial debut of Balu Mahendra, who was a cinematographer working predominantly in South Indian films then. The film also marked the acting debut of actor Mohan in Kannada & Indian cinema.The film was produced by T. Motcham Fernando under the banner of Commercial Films. It was distributed by G.N. Films. The music of the film was composed by Salil Chowdhury with lyrics written by Chi. Udayashankar. The cinematography was done by Balu Mahendra himself, while editing was done by Umesh Kulkarni. Kokila was released on 7 October 1977 to critical acclaim. The film was a commercial success upon release in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, becoming the first Kannada film to be screened for 100 days in Madras (now Chennai). Mahendra won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay. The film was remade into Malayalam as Oomakkuyil and in Hindi as Aur Ek Prem Kahani both by Mahendra himself in 1983 and 1996, respectively.