Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)

Swami Ayyappan
Poster of the Tamil version
Directed byP. Subramaniam
Written bySreekumaran Thampi
Produced byP. Subramaniam
StarringGemini Ganesan
Thikkurissy
Master Raghu
CinematographyMasthan
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Music byG. Devarajan
Production
company
Release date
  • 17 August 1975 (1975-08-17)
CountryIndia
LanguagesMalayalam
Tamil

Swami Ayyappan (transl. Lord Ayyappan) is a 1975 Indian Hindu mythological film. Directed and produced by P. Subramaniam, it was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Tamil.[1][2] The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Master Raghu/Karan, K. Balaji, Sekhar, Srividya, Unnimary, Lakshmi, Raghavan, Rani Chandra and Vinodini. The film met with critical acclaim and became a box office success.[3] It won four Kerala State Film Awards. The film helped in popularising the shrine of Sabarimala further in Tamil Nadu.

  1. ^ Subramanium, P. (5 January 2006). "Tamil Film Poster- ' Swami Ayyapan' (1975)". cscsarchive.org. Madras Cine Printer. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  2. ^ "நவம்பர் 21ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்..." Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ "In the name of the Lord". The Hindu. 12 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2011.