Kappalottiya Thamizhan

Kappalottiya Thamizhan

197 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 31, 1961

Chidambaram Pillai, a revolutionary leader, starts the first shipping company in India. With the help of this company, he fights against the monopoly of the British over maritime trade out of India.

Kappalottiya Thamizhan

197 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 31, 1961

Kappalottiya Thamizhan
Chidambaram Pillai, a revolutionary leader, starts the first shipping company in India. With the help of this company, he fights against the monopoly of the British over maritime trade out of India.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers
Original title கப்பலோட்டிய தமிழன்
Directors B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
Writers Mylai Ponnuswamy Sivagnanam, 'Chithra' Krishnaswamy

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan

as Va. Vu. Chidambaram Pillai

Savitri

as Kannamma

Gemini Ganesan

as Madaswamy

T. K. Shanmugam

as Subramaniya Siva

S. V. Subbaiah

as Subramania Bharathiyar

Kumari Rukmini

as V. O. C.'s Wife, Meenakshi Ammal

K. Balaji

as Vanchinathan

Chittor V. Nagaiah

as Ulaganathan Pillai

T. S. Durairaj

as Sangan

A. Karunanidhi

as Mannarsami

N. N. Kannappa

as Meenakshisundaram

M. R. Santhanam

as Aid Ekambaram

Gemini Chandra

as Vanchi's Wife, Ponnammal

T. P. Muthulakshmi

as Singamma (Sudhandira Devi)

S. R. Janaki

as Madasami's Mother

S. V. Ranga Rao

as Vinch

S. A. Asokan

as Collector Ash

K. Sarangapani

as Rayar

O. A. K. Thevar

as Vaduguraman