![]() ![]() Lord Muruga took his true form and blessed the tribesmen, and the chief conducted the marriage of his daughter and the Lord.Ĭast adapted from the film's song book and the opening credits: The chief Nambi Raja and his tribesmen realised that it was their God of Mountains, in the form of the old man and prayed to Him. Lord Murugan instructed Her to revive them Herself and by Her mere touch, everyone was brought back to life. Goddess Valli was disheartened to see the lifeless bodies of her kith and kin and requested the Lord to bring them back to life. When they finally found The Lord along with Valli, the chief and followers shot arrows at Him, but they all failed to even touch the Lord and instead, the chief and his sons fell lifeless. Nambi Raja on being alerted about Valli's absence flew into a rage and went in search of Her. The Lord again returned for His devotee and The Divine Couple enjoyed their time away from Valli's family. After the millet harvest was over, the chief with his daughter and entourage returned to their native land. It was then Valli realised that it was her beloved Lord, who was with her all the time. In the heat of the moment, she agrees and the Lord reveals His true form. Lord Muruga proposed to save Her only if She agreed to marry Him. On seeing the wild elephant, Valli was scared and ran back to the old man, pleading with Him to save Her from the elephant. The Lord requested assistance from His brother, Lord Ganesha to appear as a wild elephant at that time. The Goddess has angered again and started to leave the place. She provided water from a nearby stream and the Lord jokingly remarked that she had satisfied his thirst and she could quench his thirst for a companion. The old man was hungry and asked Valli for food, she gave Him a mixture of millet flour and honey, but it made him thirsty and He asked for water. The chief, on seeing the old man, requested him to stay with Valli till they returned from the hunt. The chief and his followers were again returning to the place, so the hunter changed himself into an old man, without being noticed by Valli. (This form of Lord Muruga called the 'Veduvan Kolam' can be seen at the Lord Palaniapaar temple at Belukurichi). ![]() The princess who had only the Mountain God in her heart was infuriated at the proposal and lashed out at the hunter. After the chief and his followers left the place, God changed back into the hunter form and proposed his love to Valli. God, in order to avoid being caught, turned himself into a tree. The Hunter was about to leave and at that moment the chief was returning to the place bringing honey and fruits for Valli. Valli did not recognise the stranger and promptly asked him to leave the place. Lord Murugan saw this as an opportunity to meet the Goddess, and therefore He assumed the form of a handsome tribal hunter and appeared before her as if he had lost his way on chasing a deer during hunting. The mountain chief planned to develop a field for growing millet and assigned Valli to take charge of protecting the field from birds and animals who might devour the crops. ![]() The Lord was moved by the highest form of love expressed by the mountain princess, and so He planned to appease Her in person by creating the perfect situation after the enactment of His Lila. Goddess Valli had her heart and soul dedicated to Lord Subramanya and would always pray with fervent devotion and love, to be with Him. The film also featured Lakshmi in her on-screen debut as the child version of the titular character. ![]() It was released on 1 July 1961 and was not successful. Based on the folk tale of Valli, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini, supported by T. Sri Valli is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by T. ![]()
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