Movie Details
Original Language:Tamil
Karaikkal Ammaiyar
2 hr 30 minHistory
Karaikkal Ammaiyar is a 1973 Indian Tamil Saiva mythological film written and directed by A P Nagarajan and produced by EVR Films The films soundtrack was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan The film stars Lakshmi who played the youngerage Punithavathi role and K B Sundarambal who played the oldage roleas 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
