Kappalottiya Thamizhan
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
1961, Tamil. Directed by B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tamil
- Rated
- U
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Cast & crew
- B. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluDirector
- Sivaji GanesanVa. Vu. Chidambaram Pillai
- SavitriKannamma
- Gemini GanesanMadasami
- Kumari RukminiMeenakshi Ammal
- T. K. ShanmugamSubramaniya Siva
- S. V. SubbaiahSubramania Bharathiyar
- K. BalajiVanchinathan
- Chittoor V. NagayyaUlaganathan Pillai
- T. S. DurairajSangan
- A. KarunanidhiMannarsami
- N. N. KannappaMeenakshisundaram
- M. R. SanthanamAid Ekambaram
Details
- Released
- 31 January 1961
- Original title
- கப்பலோட்டிய தமிழன்
- Country
- India
- Written by
- 'Chithra' Krishnaswamy, Mylai Ponnuswamy Sivagnanam
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Kappalottiya Thamizhan runs 197 minutes (3h 17m).
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Kappalottiya Thamizhan is rated U in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
Which OTT platform is Kappalottiya Thamizhan on?
Kappalottiya Thamizhan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 January 1961. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kappalottiya Thamizhan?
Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961) was directed by B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu and stars Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, Gemini Ganesan.