He gets worried about the whole contest and the simple man falls at the feet of Lord Shiva, known as Sundareswarar in Madurai. Mahalingam plays the role of Panapathira in this movie. Mahalingam was most suited for the wager. The smart musicians suggest that the devotional singer, T. The Pandiyan ruler is put in a Catch-22 situation by Hemanatha Bhagavathar, when the ruler goes on to challenge the musical skills of the court musicians. The Pandiyan darbar and the display of talent by Hemanatha Bagavathar and his team in an amphitheater like setup mesmerized the audience. Each line of the song was delivered in a different raga. The song, ‘Indru Our Naal Podhuma’ was sung by none other than the legendary, N. The singer and his ensemble give a soul-stirring performance in the court of the Pandiyan ruler. Balaiah plays the role of the extremely talented singer. The story of the vain and arrogant, Hemanatha Bagavathar is unforgettable. A lot of drama unfolds and a steadfastness of Tamil poet, Nackirar is brought out beautifully well. This poet is lured into taking a poem composed by the Lord himself to the King, Shenbaga Pandian. One of the stories has the actor Nagesh playing the role of the poor poet known as Dharmi. The director has taken these steps to portray the stories in a marvelous manner.
The movie is centered around the devotees of Lord Shiva who had faced trails and tribulations.
In order to convince Muruga, Goddess Parvati and Avvaiyar narrate stories from the Thiruvilayadal Puranam. Lord Mururga had lost towards Ganesha in a contest which involved a lovely mango, and this formed the basis for his anger. Sundarabal as avaiyaar and Savitri as Goddess Parvati tried to convince him to return to Mt. Kailash and goes off to the Pazhani Hills. The story is woven around an upset Lord Murugan who leaves Mt. Susheela rendered the songs which formed a total length of 45 minutes. The movie had a total of 11 songs and the singers – K. It is a pleasure to recall the fact that Grahmi award winner, Vickku Vinayak Ram played Ghatam in this movie. The movie was a Silver Jubilee hit and was released several times. Sundarambal did remarkably well as avvaiyar and her song ‘Pazham Nee Appa’ won encomiums.
The role of Shiva was played by Shivaji and Savitri matched him by darning the mantle as Parvati. Kannadasan composed the lyrics for the songs and a part of one song was written by Sankardas Swamigal. Shivaji Ganesan, Savitri, Nagesh, Muthu Raman, Devika, K. The movie ‘Saraswathi Sabatham’ belonged to the same stable. This movie was followed by several others like ‘Thiruvarutselvar’, ‘Thirumal Perumai’, and ‘Kandan Karunai’. It was akin to the fresh breath of air which revitalized devotional concepts in movies. ‘Thiruvilayadal’ came in at a time when social subjects ruled the roost. Mahadevan has rendered the songs marvelous manner. The movie focusses on a few of the stories.
The Thiruvilayadal Puranam deals with 64 stories connected with grace of Lord Shiva.