who were casted in the former movie?
Sivaji Ganesan, K. B. Sundarambal,  R. Muthuraman
Thiruvilaiyadal
Sivaji Ganesan was cast as Shiva, and Savitri as the goddess Parvati. R. Rangasamy did the make-up for Ganesan, and Savitri was given green make-up to portray her character. K. B. Sundarambal was chosen to play Avvaiyar, reprising her role in the 1953 film of the same name.
what is thiruvilaiyadal? Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film who directed it? A. P. Nagarajan based on which theme is it made? According to Hari Narayan of "The Hindu", "Thiruvilaiyadal" celebrates the deeds of a god by depicting miracles performed by him why was it re-released? UNANSWERABLE with which film did he start his film career? Nagarajan wrote the screenplay for his own story and play the hero in this film can you name the film? UNANSWERABLE any other films he had directed or acted? Vadivukku Valaigaappu
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Thiruvilaiyadal [SEP] Development
Nagarajan had previously used this story as a play within a film in K. Somu's "Naan Petra Selvam" (1956). In addition to directing, Nagarajan co-produced "Thiruvilaiyadal" under the banner of Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures, and wrote the screenplay. M. N. Rajan and T. R. Natarajan edited "Thiruvilaiyadal"; K. S. Prasad and Ganga were the film's cinematographer and art director respectively. Sivaji Ganesan was cast as Shiva, and Savitri as the goddess Parvati. R. Rangasamy did the make-up for Ganesan, and Savitri was given green make-up to portray her character. K. B. Sundarambal was chosen to play Avvaiyar, reprising her role in the 1953 film of the same name.