Poompuhar is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language epic film directed by P. Neelakantan and written by M. Karunanidhi. It is the second film based on the epic Cilappatikaram after Kannagi. The film stars S. S.
Theatrical release poster
Cilappatikāram, also referred to as Silappathikaram or Silappatikaram, is the earliest Tamil epic. It is a poem of 5,730 lines in almost entirely akaval meter. The epic is a tragic love story of an or
Statues and reliefs of Ilango Adigal are found in India and Sri Lanka. He is believed to be the author of Cilappatikāram.
Statue of Kannagi at Chennai Marina Beach.
Sculpture of Vishnu as the god who measured the 3 worlds in Kallalagar Temple.
Kannagi statue, Marina beach, Chennai