Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1943 film)

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For 1973 tamil film, see Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973 film).

Karaikkal Ammaiyar
Directed byC. V. Raman
Based onKaraikkal Ammaiyar a Hindu Women saint of 6th C.E.
Produced byC. V. Raman
Kandhan Company
Music byPapanasam Sivan
Production
company
Kandhan Company
Release date
1943
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Karaikkal Ammaiyar is a 1943 Indian Tamil language film based on the life of a Hindu woman saint of the same name, who lived around the 6th century C.E. The film was produced and directed by C. V. Raman.[1] The film featured V. A. Chellappa, B. Saraswathi, K. Sarangapani, K. R. Chellam, Kali N. Rathnam and T. S. Jaya in the lead roles.[2]

Plot[]

Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a real person who born and lived in Karaikkal during the Chola period. Her birth name was Punithavathi. She was a devotee of Lord Shiva from her childhood and was always chanting "NamasShivaya, mantra of Shiva. She was married to a wealthy merchant. An incident in the family makes the husband to realise that his wife is a divinely person and calls her "Ammaiyar that means mother. He left her and married another woman. Punithavathi begged Lord Shiva to give her a different form so that no man will seek her with passion. He grants her wish and she became a form of fiery Kali. Lord Shiva asks her to come to his abode, Mt. Kailash. She goes there walking all the way with her hands.

Cast[]

Adapted from the list appearing in The Hindu review article.[2]

Production[]

The film was produced, in association with Kandhan Company, by C. V. Raman who also directed it and was shot at Kandhan Studios in Coimbatore.[3]

A dance drama Shiva Thandavam was performed by S. Natraj and A. R. Sakunthala who were a famous pair those days.[3]

Soundtrack[]

Papanasam Sivan composed the music for the film. Saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar's composition hymns were used in the film.

Release[]

The film did not do well at box-office, however A. P. Nagarajan made a film on Ammaiyar again in 1973.[3] Randor Guy of The Hindu wrote "Remembered For The familiar tale, impressive performances of Chellappa, Saraswathi, and the dance drama by Nataraj-Sakunthala".[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 606.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. ^ a b Randor Guy (31 August 2013). "Blast from the Past — Mani Malai (1941)". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Guy, Randor (21 December 2013). "Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1943)". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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