Agathiyar
Agathiyar | |
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Directed by | A. P. Nagarajan |
Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
Starring | Sirkazhi Govindarajan |
Cinematography | W. R. Subba Rao |
Edited by | T. Vijayarangam |
Music by | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan |
Production company | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Agathiyar is a 1972 Indian
Plot
The story is about Agathiyar Muni, who is considered to be the embodiment of one of celestial intellectuals who descended on earth to enlighten human beings. During the wedding of
Cast
- Actors
- Sirkazhi Govindarajan as Agathiyar
- T. R. Mahalingam as Narathar
- Lord Siva
- R. S. Manohar as Ravaneswaran/Langeswaran
- T. K. Bhagavathy as Devendran
- Sasikumar as Jayandran (Devendran's son)
- Tholkappiayan
- Suruli Rajan
- A. K. Veerasami as Saint
- Usilai Mani as Boodham
- O. A. K. Thevar as Vinthiyan (Vindhya mount)
- T. N. Sivathanu as Vadhaapi or Saththamuni
- Typist Gopu as Vilvala or Saagaramuni
- E. R. Sahadevan
- K. D. Santhanam
- Shanmugasundari
- Master Sekhar
- Master Sridhar
- Gundu Karuppaiah
- S. Ramarao
- Actresses
- Goddess Parvathy
- Kaviri
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Mandothari
- Manorama as Selli
- A. Sakunthala as Urvasi
- M. Bhanumathi as Kakkai Padiniyar
- Rajakokila
- Lord Murugan[3]
- V. Vasantha
- P. Seethalakshmi
- Kalasree
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.[4] lyrics were written by Ulundurpet Shanmugam, Poovai Senguttuvan, K. D. Santhanam, Era. Pazhanisamy, Puthaneri Subramanyam and Nellai Arulmani.[5] The song "Isaiyai Tamizhai" is set in Kharaharapriya raga.[6] The song "Vendriduven" is a ragamalika comprising 16 ragas and is composed in such a way that the name of the raga used in each stanza is a word play on a common Tamil word which sounds similar to the raga's name starting with Nattai,[7] Bhairavi,[8] Todi, Arabhi, Shanmukhapriya, Darbar, Hamsadhwani, Vasantha, Mohanam, Manolayam, Bageshri, Saranga, Kamboji, Gowrimanohari, Kalyani and Saraswathi,
No. | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Ulagam Samanilai Peravendum" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Ulundurpet Shanmugam | 3:06 |
2 | "Aandavan Tharisaname" | T. R. Mahalingam | 3:42 | |
3 | "Malainindra Thirukumara" | T. R. Mahalingam | 2:20 | |
4 | "Ventriduven Unnai" | T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 8:07 | |
5 | "Thaayir Chirandha" | T. K. Kala | Poovai Senguttuvan | 2:55 |
6 | "Kannai Pole Mannai Kakkum" | L. R. Eswari and Chorus | Puthuneri Subramnyam | 3:55 |
7 | "Naadanthai Vaali Kaveri" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | K. D. Santhanam | 3:33 |
8 | "Thalaiva Thavaputhalvaa" | M. R. Vijaya and P. Radha | 4:35 | |
9 | "Isaiyai Thamizhai" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. R. Mahalingam | 3:29 | |
10 | "Namachivayamena Solvome" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. R. Mahalingam | Era. Pazhanisamy | 4:17 |
11 | "Muzhu Muthar Porulae" | T. R. Mahalingam | Nellai Arulmani | 2:10 |
References
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- ^ Mani, Charulatha (13 April 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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External links
- Agathiyar at IMDb