Sri Kanchi Kamakshi

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Sri Kanchi Kamakshi
Sri Kanchi Kamakshi.jpg
Poster
Directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Starring Major Sundarrajan
Gemini Ganesan
R. Muthuraman
Thengai Srinivasan
S. A. Ashokan
Sujatha
Srikanth
P. R. Varalakshmi
Rajasulochana
Srividya
Vanisri
Prameela
Y. Vijaya
Music byK. S. Raghunathan
Release date
  • 30 October 1978 (1978-10-30)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sri Kanchi Kamakshi is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language devotional film on the goddess Kamakshi. The film is told in a narrative style by the characters played by Major Sundarrajan. Lead roles in the film are played by S. A. Ashokan, Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, P. R. Varalakshmi, Rajasulochana, Thengai Srinivasan,kanthimathi, Srividya, Sujatha, Vanisri and K. R. Vijaya. The film was released on 30 October 1978. [1]

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Plot

The story follows the birth of Meenakshimyndan and then narrates the exploits of Goddess Kamakshi with Meenakshimyndan as the narrator.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. S. Raghunathan.

SongSingersLyricsLength
Vedhatthin Ucchi.... Unnai Kaana VendumT. M. SoundararajanA. Maruthakasi04:33
Om Sakthi OmSeerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan & T. L. MaharajanA. Maruthakasi04:19
Manmathan Kai KarumbinSeerkazhi Govindarajan04:24
Ana Kana NganaVani Jairam02:06

Reception

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References

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