| Kannagi | |
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| Directed by | M. Somasundaram R. S. Mani |
| Written by | Elangovan |
| Starring | P. U. Chinnappa P. Kannamba |
| Music by | S. V. Venkatraman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | South India Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 228 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2.5 lakh |
Kannagi is a 1942 Indian Tamil-language epic film directed by R.S Mani based on one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature, Cilappatikaram. This is the first Tamil film based on the epic. The second film, Poompuhar, was released later in 1964.
- ^ "Kannagi". The Indian Express. 2 August 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 44.