him profusely for returning such a huge amount. He offers him a reward but Mani insists on taking a loan of the required amount to save his respect and thanks the God understanding that only after being tested and put through trouble, both times at which he called the God even if it was for scolding/complaining, God gave him what he wanted. Sixth story subramaniyam (Sivakumar) and deivanai (Jaya) are a couple who are devoted to the lord. At a visit to the temple, A rogue (S. A. Ashokan) first harasses deivanai and tries to molest her after hurting subramaniyam. However, Muruga comes in the form of his vahanas and saves them. Cast Lead actors Sivakumar as Subramaniyam Jaya as Devanai, Subramaniyam's wife Gemini Ganesan as Arumugam K. R. Vijaya as Valliyammai, Arumugan's wife S. V. Ramadoss as Robber's head S. A. Ashokan as a Rogue Major Sundararajan as Kanthappan, a thief R. S. Manohar as Kanthappan's partner A. V. M. Rajan as Kadhirvelu V. Gopalakrishan as Vadivelu Thengai Srinivasan as Shanmugam R. Muthuraman as Mani Senthamarai as Kumaresan Srikanth as Swaminathan Sowcar Janaki as Velammai, Swaminathan's wife Nagesh as banana vendor special appearance (actors) V. S. Raghavan as businessman S. N. Lakshmi as Valliyammai's neighbour K. Kannan as guest Special appearances (singer) T. M. Soundararajan as a devotional singer Sirkazhi Govindarajan as a devotional singer Madurai Somu as an opera singer Pithukuli Murugadas as a devotional singer Radha Jayalakshmi as an opera singer Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi as an opera singer M. R. Vijaya as an opera singer Bangalore A. R. Ramani ammal as an opera singer Production K. R. Vijaya initially refused to act in the film since she did not want to continue her acting career after giving birth, but accepted after her husband advised her against quitting. The song "Thiruchendooril Poar Purindhu" was shot at Thiruchendur, in three hours time. Soundtrack Music was by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and lyrics were by Kannadasan. Reception Kanthan of Kalki praised Thirumugam's direction and editing, along with Vaidyanathan's music. References External links 1970s Tamil-language films 1972 films Films about Hinduism Films about royalty Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Films scored by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan Hindu devotional films Indian anthology films Indian films based on actual events