Murugan is clever, even as a child and faced with six divine girls as potential nannies, he rather practically splits into six versions of himself so that they each have a child to look after. Rather than kill the demons directly he creates a son to deal with Sundarambal but gets rather more than he bargained for with Murugan. Varalakshmi) as a present for her brother, subsequent events force Lord Shiva to become involved. When Surapadman’s sister Ajamukhi attempts to kidnap the king of the heavenly people’s wife Indrani (S. Sundarambal as Avvaiyyar introduces the story of the demon king Surapadman (Ashokan) who is terrorizing the people of heaven but cannot be killed due to a boon he and his people received from Lord Shiva. Sundarambal who appears in her characteristic role of Avvaiyyar. The film starts with a devotional song to Lord Murugan by renowned singer and actress K.B. It’s garish but pretty and personally I’d like to see every army adopt the gold boots worn with such aplomb by Sivaji’s Veerabaghu. There are plenty of glittery costumes and even more sparkly jewellery set against some incredibly colourful sets which prove that there are no colours which clash in India. The film covers the major incidents which define Lord Murugan and his place in the Hindu pantheon and it gives a good insight into why he is often regarded as the God of Tamils.ĭespite his more minor role Sivaji Ganesan is the star of the show but Gemini Ganesan, Savitri and various other stars of the time make an appearance, including an incredibly cute 4-year-old Sridevi in her first ever role as the young Murugan. Nagarajan now available on DVD with English subtitles which, despite its sometimes pedestrian and almost documentary-like telling of key events in Lord Murugan’s life, is still worth a watch mainly due to the great cast and an excellent soundtrack. Kandhan Karunai is the 1967 Tamil mythological film by A.P.
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