Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

1973
2h 30m
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Overview

Karaikkal Ammaiyar is a 1973 Indian Tamil Saiva mythological film, written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan and produced by EVR Films. The film's soundtrack was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. The film stars Lakshmi, who played the younger-age Punithavathi role, and K. B. Sundarambal, who played the old-age role—as the title characters, with R. Muthuraman, Manorama, Suruli Rajan, V. S. Raghavan, S. V. Sahasranamam, Sivakumar and Srividya playing supporting roles. Karaikkal Ammaiyar is one of the three women saints among the 63 Nayanmars and is considered one of the greatest figure of Tamil literature. She was born in Karaikkal during the Chola period, a maritime center. Ammaiyar was a great devotee of Lord Shiva and she is believed to have lived during the 6th century, named Punithavathi.

Status: Released

Language: TA

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Production Information

Production Countries
India
Spoken Languages
Tamil

Quick Facts

Release Date October 25, 1973
Status Released
Language TA
IMDb ID tt0246724

Cast

Lakshmi
Lakshmi

Young Punithavathi

K. B. Sundarambal
K. B. Sundarambal

Old Punithavathi, Karaikkal Ammaiyar

S. V. Sahasranamam
S. V. Sahasranamam

Nithipathi (Paramathathan's father)

R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman

Paramathathan

Sivakumar
Sivakumar

Lord Shiva

Srividya
Srividya

Goddess Parvathi

Manorama
Manorama

Pallavi (Punithavathi's friend)

Key Crew

A. P. Nagarajan
Director
A. P. Nagarajan
Writer

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