Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973 film)

Karaikkal Ammaiyar (transl. Mother Karaikal) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film, written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan and produced by Eveeyaar Films. The film stars Lakshmi, who played the younger-age Punithavathi role, and K. B. Sundarambal, who played the old-age role—as the title characters, with R. Muthuraman, Manorama, Suruli Rajan, V. S. Raghavan, S. V. Sahasranamam, Sivakumar and Srividya playing supporting roles. Karaikkal Ammaiyar is one of the three women saints among the 63 Nayanmars and is considered one of the greatest figures of Tamil literature.