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'''Agathiyar''' is a 1972 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[List of Hindu mythological or devotional films|Hindu mythological film]] written, directed, and produced by [[A. P. Nagarajan]] under the production company Sree Vijayalakshmi Pictures. The soundtrack was composed by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]. The film stars [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] playing the main characters, [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]], [[A. V. M. Rajan]], [[Kumari Padmini]], [[R. S. Manohar]], [[Suruli Rajan]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] and [[Baby Sridevi|Sridevi]] were in supporting roles. This film ran for 100 days and won widespread appreciation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/agathiyar/|title=agathiyar|accessdate=2015-10-31|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gomolo.com/agathiyar-movie/9800|title=agathiyar movie|accessdate=2015-11-02|publisher=gomolo}}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sirkali.org/movies.html|title=movies|accessdate=2015-11-04|publisher=sirkali}}</ref> The film was dubbed into [[Hindi language|Hindi]] under title ''Maharish'' in year 1986.

*[[Usilai Mani]] as Vathapi

Music was composed by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album//Agathiyar+(1972)|title=Agathiyar 1972|accessdate=2015-11-04|publisher=mio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamildts.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/agathiyar-mp3-song-download1972 |title=agathiyar mp3 song download1972 |accessdate=2015-11-04 |publisher=tamildts wordpress }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> lyrics were written by Ulundurpet Shanmugam, Poovai Senguttuvan, [[K. D. Santhanam]], Era. Pazhanisamy, Puthaneri Subramanyam and Nellai Arulmani.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Agathiyar-songs-T0001344|title=Agathiyar songs|accessdate=2015-11-02|publisher=raaga}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalisai.net/download/index.php?id=25841|title=Agathiyar songs|accessdate=2015-11-02|publisher=royalisai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118113801/http://royalisai.net/download/index.php?id=25841#|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> All of these solos and duets with [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] were in stark contrast to the music of that period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indian-heritage.org/flmmusic/trmahalingam.html|title=trmahalingam|accessdate=2015-11-04|publisher=indian heritage}}</ref> The song "Isaiyai Tamizhai" is set in Kharaharapriya raga.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece</ref> The song "Vendriduven" is a peculiar ragamalika comprising 16 ragas and is composed in such a way that the name of the raga used in each stanza is a word play on a common tamil word which sounds similar to the raga's name starting with [[Nata (raga)|Natta]]<nowiki/>i,<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/versatile-nattai/article5482691.ece</ref> [[Bhairavi (Carnatic)|Bhairavi]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mani|first=Charulatha|date=2012-07-06|title=Bewitching Bhairavi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/bewitching-bhairavi/article3609568.ece|access-date=2021-08-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Hanumatodi|Todi]], [[Arabhi]], [[Shanmukhapriya]], [[Darbar (raga)|Darbar]], [[Hamsadhvani|Hamsadhwani]], [[Vasantha (raga)|Vasantha]], [[Mohanam]], Manolayam, [[Bageshri]], Saranga, [[Kambhoji|Kamboji]], [[Gourimanohari|Gowrimanohari]], [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]] and [[Vachaspati (raga)|Saraswathi]],  

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