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{{Infobox film
| name = Koyil Puraa
| image = Koyil Puraa.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Vijayan]]
| producer = Chandran Kovai M. A. Majeed Kallakudi Manickyam
| story = [[Vinu Chakravarthy]]
| starring = [[Shankar Panikkar]] [[Saritha]] K. Murugaiyyan Raja Bahadoor [[Silk Smitha]] [[Vinu Chakravarthy]] Swamykkannu
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = P. L. Nagappa
| editing = B. Kandaswamy
| studio = R. M. C. Creations
| released = 30 July 1981
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Koyil Puraa''''' ({{trans|Temple pigeon}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[K. Vijayan]] for R. M. C. Creations. The film stars [[Shankar Panikkar]] and [[Saritha]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGjoUiOU09I|title=Koil Puraa|date=|last=|first=|type=motion picture|language=ta|publisher=R. M. C. Creations|year=1981}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Shankar Panikkar]]
*[[Saritha]]
*P. U. C. Raja Bahadur
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]]

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] while the lyrics were written by [[Pulamaipithan]].<ref name="vinyl">{{Cite web |url=https://archive.today/ixQ8z/36bb9ea9635c6f489b7116041540b6b935d32bd0.jpg |format=JPG |title=Koil Puraa |last=Ilaiyaraaja |author-link=Ilaiyaraaja |year=1981 |work=[[Saregama|The Gramophone Company of India]] |via=Archive.today}}</ref> The song "Vedham Nee" is set in the [[carnatic raga]] known as [[Gaula (raga)|Gaula]].{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=167}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/distinctly-classical/article4981630.ece |title=Distinctly classical |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=2 August 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 April 2018 |author-link=Charulatha Mani}}</ref> [[Charulatha Mani]] identifies "Amuthe Tamizhe" as being set in Poorvikalyani,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/for-a-calm-mind/article4561428.ece |title=For a calm mind |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=29 March 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 April 2018 |author-link=Charulatha Mani}}</ref> although Carnatic musicologist Sundararaman claims it is set in Rasika Ranjani,{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=123}} a raga he identifies "Sangeethame" as being set in,{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=157}} although Charulatha says it is in [[Rasikapriya]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/the-priya-principle/article5534829.ece |title=The Priya principle |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=3 January 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 July 2018 |author-link=Charulatha Mani}}</ref> This was the final film where the ''[[nadaswaram]]''-playing brothers M. P. N. Sethuraman and Ponnuswamy performed.<ref name="TCRC">{{Cite web|url=https://tcrcindia.com/2017/05/08/filmy-ripplesnadaswaram-in-old-tamil-films/|title=Filmy Ripples:Nadaswaram in old Tamil films|last=Gopalakrishnan|first=P V|date=8 May 2017|website=The Cinema Resource Centre|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-a-musical-journey/article2051507.ece |title=On a musical journey |last=Kavitha |first=S. S. |date=26 May 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Length
|-
|1 || "Sangeethame" || [[S. Janaki]] ||
|-
|2 || "Vedham Nee" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] ||
|-
|3 || "Amuthe Tamizhe" || [[P. Susheela]], [[Uma Ramanan]] ||
|-
|}

== Release ==
''Koyil Puraa'' was released on 30 July 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vellitthirai.com/movie/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE/ |title=கோயில் புறா |website=Vellitthirai.com |language=ta |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |last=Sundararaman |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0279182|Koyil Puraa}}

[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Vijayan]]

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