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1947 film

Kannika is a 1947 Indian Tamil-language film starring M. S. Sarojini, T. E. Varadan and M. R. Santhanalakshmi. The film was directed and produced by S.

M. Sriramulu Naidu.^[1]

Plot

King Paligna is a demon king whose life is imprisoned inside a dove. He constantly sacrifices young women, with a belief that by doing this, his soul will be made immortal.

Shiva creates a man, Kumaran, to kill the king and end the sacrifices. After many twists and turns, Kumaran destroys Paligna by killing the dove and marries the king's daughter, Malini.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A.

V. Natarajan and the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan except "Nadanam Aadinaar", which was penned by Gopala Krishna Bharathiyaar.

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Singers are M. S. Sarojini, T. E. Varadan and M. R. Santhanalakshmi. Playback singer is S. S. Mani.^[2]