Deivam

Deivam (transl. God) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language devotional anthology film, starring Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, Srikanth, K. R. Vijaya, Sowcar Janaki, Nagesh and Thengai Srinivasan. The film was edited and directed by M. A. Thirumugam and written by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. It was released on 4 November 1972.

The film serves as an anthology of stories that highlight the miracles performed by Lord Muruga in the lives of his devotees on a day-to-day basis in the present times which are narrated by Thirumuruga Kripananda Variyar.

First story

A thief (Major Sundarajan) who comes to steal Lord Muruga's jewels from the Arulmigu Thirumurugan Thirukovil, Marudhamalai. He loses the ability to use his leg while he attempts to steal the lord's jewels and later he reforms and he repents for his mistakes and he becomes a devotee and serves the temple. Later, a different thief comes to steal the temple collections. While fighting him, he regains the use of his leg. Turns out that the thief was none other than the god himself who came to make him run and thereby regain his mobility.

Second story

Vellammal (Sowcar Janaki) is a lone wife whose husband has abandoned her who came to Swamimalai there she gets the contact of a banana vendor Nagesh and he gives her a job. Circumstances leads her to get into a fire accident where her husband Swaminathan (Srikanth), now a fire fighter, comes and saves her and their child thereby reuniting the family. Turns out that the husband got a prank call saying that the temple of Swamimalai is on fire where she ends up coming and there happens to be a fire accident in the slum she is residing. The Lord saves their child by hiding the baby behind a huge Swamimalai Muruga photo through which all three are united.

Third story

Kathirvelu (A.V.M. Rajan) and Vadivelu (V. Gopalakrishan) are friends. Vadivelu wants to start a business and needs fund. Both being staunch devotees of Muruga, Kathirvelu proceeds to give out the money without any promissory note with only Shanmugam (Thengai Sreenivasan) a camphor seller as a coincidental witness. The agreement goes like a 50-50 partnership with Kathirvelu's 50% going to the services of temple. After a few years, Vadivelu becomes immensely successful as well as greedy. He refuses to give the share meant for God. Kathirvelu, angry that Vadivelu has cheated God, applies a case on him. Without a note and Shanmugam dead in an accident, Vadivelu gloats. However, Shanmugam comes at the right time to the court, gives witness and helps to recover the money. It turns out that the Lord came in the form of Shanmugam and helped Kathirvelu.