Karaikkal Ammaiyar is a 1943 Indian Tamil language film based on the life of a Hindu woman saint of the same name, who lived around the 6th century C.E.
An incident in the family makes the husband to realise that his wife is a divinely person and calls her "Ammaiyar that means mother.
Punithavathi begged Lord Shiva to give her a different form so that no man will seek her with passion.
[2] A dance drama Shiva Thandavam was performed by S. Natraj and A. R. Sakunthala who were a famous pair those days.
[2] Randor Guy of The Hindu wrote "Remembered For The familiar tale, impressive performances of Chellappa, Saraswathi, and the dance drama by Nataraj-Sakunthala".