Thiruvilayadal
1965Movie2 h 34 min
79
GreatGoodWatch score79
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
The Hindu god Shiva gives a sacred mango fruit, brought by the sage Narada, to his elder son Vinayaka as a prize for outsmarting his younger brother Muruga in a competition. Angry with his father, Muruga leaves home for Palani.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 82GoodWatch 79
IMDb8.2
Running time
2 h 34 min
Longer than 9 in 10 fantasy movies, +54 min on the typical 100
typical 100154Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
1965
July 31, 1965
61 years ago
Genre
FantasyLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
- India
and 12 more17 people
- Sivaji GanesanLord Shiva in Different Disguises
- R. MuthuramanShenbaga Pandiyan
- SavitriGoddess Parvathi in Different Disguises
- NageshTharumi
- ManoramaPonni
- T. S. BalaiahHemanatha Bagavathar
- DevikaWife of Shenbaga Pandiyan
- T. R. MahalingamBana Bathirar
A. P. NagarajanNatkeerar
K. B. SundarambalAvvaiyar
O. A. K. ThevarKing Dhatchan
A. KarunanidhiPonna/Sovai- BSBaby SusarithaLord Murugan
Pakoda KadharLord Vinayakar
G. SakunthalaBana Bathirar’s Wife
K. SarangapaniKayarkanni’s Father- ERE. R. SahadevanPandya King Varagunapandiyan
Directing · 1
- A. P. Nagarajan Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- Paranjothi Munivar Writer
Camera · 1
- K. S. Prasad Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- M. N. Rajan Editor
- T. R. Natarajan Editor
Sound · 1
- K. V. Mahadevan Music
Art · 1
- Ganga Art Direction
More like this
Similar
Most like Thiruvilayadal overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
GoodWatch score 90 - A Touch of Spice (2003)
GoodWatch score 60 - Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83 - Intoxicated by Love (2024)
GoodWatch score 65 - Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
GoodWatch score 86 - Scrooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 83 - Karthikeya 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 68 - Ladyhawke (1985)
GoodWatch score 67 - Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
GoodWatch score 88 - Tuck Everlasting (2002)
GoodWatch score 64 - Beauty and the Beast (1946)
GoodWatch score 86 - Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
GoodWatch score 66 - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
GoodWatch score 65 - Daughters of the Dust (1991)
GoodWatch score 78 - Russian Ark (2002)
GoodWatch score 81 - A Little Princess (1995)
GoodWatch score 79
Same genre
More fantasy movies
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
GoodWatch score 81 - Donnie Darko (2001)
GoodWatch score 75 - About Time (2013)
GoodWatch score 67 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
GoodWatch score 73 - Ghostbusters (1984)
GoodWatch score 81 - Maleficent (2014)
GoodWatch score 62 - Enchanted (2007)
GoodWatch score 73 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
GoodWatch score 76