Epic Heroine or Queen of Arts) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Balachander and produced by Sowcar Janaki.

Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler.

Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna.

[8] Kaviya Thalaivi was released on 29 October 1970, Diwali day,[9][10] and distributed by Sree Balaji Movies.

"[12] It emerged a commercial success,[13] and Ganesan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.