Agathiyar (1972)

Directed by

A. P. Nagarajan

Genre

musical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 33m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Hindu mythological film about the sage Agathiyar. It tells a story from ancient scriptures where the sage uses his spiritual powers to restore balance. The film features traditional music and portrays divine events.

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What happens

Agathiyar is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written, directed, and produced by A. P. Nagarajan. The soundtrack was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. The film stars Sirkazhi Govindarajan playing the main character, T. R. Mahalingam, A. V. M. Rajan, Kumari Padmini, R. S. Manohar, Suruli Rajan, Manorama and Sridevi were in supporting roles. This film ran for 100 days and won widespread appreciation. The film was dubbed into Hindi under the title Maharish in 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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