Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lakshmi

Young Punithavathi

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

K. B. Sundarambal

Old Punithavathi, Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

S. V. Sahasranamam

Nithipathi (Paramathathan's father)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

R. Muthuraman

Paramathathan

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Sivakumar

Lord Shiva

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Srividya

Goddess Parvathi

Age : 53 | Popularity : 18%

Manorama

Pallavi (Punithavathi's friend)

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	A. P. Nagarajan
Writing	Writer	A. P. Nagarajan
Sound	Music Director	Kunnakudi Vaidhyanathan
Camera	Director of Photography	W. R. Subba Rao
Department	Role	Name

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