Kudiyirundha Koyil

Kudiyirundha Koyil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shankar
Screenplay bySwornam
Based onChina Town
Produced byT. S. Raja Sunderasan
Starring
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byK. Shankar
K. Narayanan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Saravana Screens
Release date
  • 15 March 1968 (1968-03-15)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kudiyirundha Koyil (transl. The Sacred Dwelling) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language spy film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Rajasree, with L. Vijayalakshmi, Pandari Bai, M. N. Nambiar, Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, S. V. Ramadas and Nagesh in supporting roles. A remake of the 1962 Hindi film China Town, it revolves around twins who become separated as children: one grows up to be a criminal, and the other is tasked with apprehending him.

Kudiyirundha Koyil was released on 15 March 1968. The film was a box office success, running for more than 100 days in theatres, and became a turning point in Ramachandran's career. For his performance, he won his first Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.