Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973 film)

Karaikkal Ammaiyar
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Directed byA. P. Nagarajan
Written byA. P. Nagarajan
Produced byIndra Rajan
StarringLakshmi
K. B. Sundarambal
R. Muthuraman
Sivakumar
Srividya
Manorama
V. S. Raghavan
S. V. Sahasranamam
Suruli Rajan
CinematographyW. R. Subbah Rao
Edited byT. Vijayarangam
Music byKunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Production
company
EVEEYAAR Films/E. V. R. Films
Release date
  • 25 October 1973 (1973-10-25)
Running time
150 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Karaikkal Ammaiyar is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film, written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan and produced by EVR Films. 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.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1943)". The Hindu. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ சிவா (6 March 2024). "இவன வச்சி என்ன பண்ணுவ?!.. கலாய்த்த நடிகை!.. வெறியேத்தி வேலை பார்த்த சிவக்குமார்!." CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "80 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் திரைக்கு வந்த காரைக்கால் அம்மையாரின் கதை". News18 (in Tamil). 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.