Kudiyirundha Koyil (Eng: The Sacred Dwelling), is a 1968 Indian Tamil film directed by K. Shankar, starring M. G. Ramachandran, J. Jayalalitha, Rajasree, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh & L. Vijayalakshmi.
Kudiyirundha Koyil was a box office hit of the year 1968 and crossed more than 100 days in Chennai and other major cities.
Twins Sekhar and Anand (Master Sekhar) along with Mangalam (Pandari Bai), their mother witness their father (S. V. Ramadoss) being killed by escaped prisoner Nagappan (M. N. Nambiar), and are grief-stricken.
This prompts the family to leave to Chennai in order to pursue a new life.
Directed by – K. Shankar
Produced by – T. S. Raja Sunderasan
Written by – Swornam
Starring – M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, Rajashree, Pandari Bai, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, V. K. Ramasamy
Music by – M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography – V. Ramamoorthy
Edited by – K. Shankar & K. Narayanan
Production – Saravana Screens
Distributed by – Saravana Screens
Release dates – 5 March 1968
Running time – 166 mins
Country – India
Language – Tamil
