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Watch Online / Ambikapathy (1937)
Desc: Ambikapathy: Directed by Ellis Dungan. With M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Serukalathun Sama, P.B. Rangachari, T.S. Balaiah. The 2nd major South Indian historical. Set in the year 1083 A.D. it tells of the poet Kambar (Sama) who wrote the 'Kambaramayana' in Tamil at Karikala Chola's court. The film opens with the victorious return of Kulothunga Chola to the city of Woriur. There is a love story between the poet's son, Ambikapathy (Bhagavathar) and the Princess Amaravathy (Santhanalakshmi). However, class distinctions are maintained as the young lover fails the test of will imposed by the king as a precondition for the marriage.