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Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1943)

Karaikkal Ammaiyar poster
Directed by
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Genre
biographical film
Country
British Raj

How it feels

A biographical film about Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a Hindu woman saint from 6th century India. It shows her life and religious devotion.

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What happens

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. The film stars V. A. Chellappa, B. Saraswathi, K. Sarangapani, K. R. Chellam, Kali N. Rathnam and T. S. Jaya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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