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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karaikkal Ammaiyar<br />
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| director = C. V. Raman<br />
| producer = C. V. Raman<br />Kandhan Company<br />
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| based_on = {{based on|[[Karaikkal Ammaiyar]] a Hindu Women saint of 6th C.E.}}<br />
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| music = [[Papanasam Sivan]]<br />
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| studio = Kandhan Company<br />
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| released = 1943<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Karaikkal Ammaiyar''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of 1943|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.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=606 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film featured V. A. Chellappa, B. Saraswathi, [[K. Sarangapani]], [[K. R. Chellam]], [[Kali N. Rathnam]] and [[T. S. Jaya]] in the lead roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/mani-malai-1941/article5079214.ece|title=Blast from the Past&nbsp;— Mani Malai (1941)|author=[[Randor Guy]]|date=31 August 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
Adapted from the list appearing in [[The Hindu]] review article.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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*V. A. Chellappa<br />
*[[K. Sarangapani]]<br />
*[[Kali N. Rathnam]]<br />
*[[T. S. Durairaj]]<br />
*Kolathu Mani<br />
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;Male cast (Contd.)<br />
*M. E. Madhavan<br />
*P. Ramaiah Sastri<br />
*Kunchithapaadham Pillai<br />
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;Female cast<br />
*B. Saraswathi<br />
*[[K. R. Chellam]]<br />
*[[T. S. Jaya]]<br />
*''Baby'' Kalyani<br />
*Shantha Devi<br />
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*S. Nataraj<br />
*A. R. Sakunthala <br />
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==Production==<br />
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]].<ref name = hi>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/karaikkal-ammaiyar-1943/article5486857.ece</ref><br />
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A dance drama ''Shiva Thandavam'' was performed by S. Natraj and A. R. Sakunthala who were a famous pair those days.<ref name = hi/><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
[[Papanasam Sivan]] composed the music for the film. Saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar's composition hymns were used in the film.<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film did not do well at box-office, however A. P. Nagarajan made a [[Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973 film)|film]] on Ammaiyar again in 1973.<ref name = hi/><br />
Randor Guy of ''The Hindu'' wrote "Remembered For The familiar tale, impressive performances of Chellappa, Saraswathi, and the dance drama by Nataraj-Sakunthala".<ref name = hi/><br />
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[[Category:1943 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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