Pistha is a 1997 Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and starring Karthik Muthuraman

Karthik Muthuraman

Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...

 and Nagma

Nagma

Nandita Morarji better known as Nagma . At her peak in the 1990s, The Hindu stated that she "dominated Telugu and Tamil cinema" with her movies Killer, Gharana Mogudu, Kadhalan, Baashha and many others...

 in the lead roles.

Story

Karthik plays Manikandan, an Ayyapan devotee whom T. S. B. K. Mouli hires as the manager to his factory and businesses. When Manikandan goes to say to Mouli that he was an ex-convict powerful unknown don, but now a very good one he is stopped by Mouli unknowingly. Nagma forces Manigandan into a marriage with her so that she can get all of the ancestral property for her at once. A marriage takes place, immediately reveals his past to all. Then Manigandan overpowers Nagma in all ways and takes all administrative powers. Then a battle goes on between Nagma and Manigandan. Once Nagma insults her father Mouli in front of Manigandan, so Manigandan gets angry and beats her up heavily with a leather belt. Then we find out about why Nagma is the way she is—this is due to her sister's death (which she blames on her father). Near the end Manikandan proves to her that her sister's lover was the cause of her sister's death. Nagma then understands and asks for forgiveness from Manikandan. The film ends with Manikandan becoming an Ayyapan devotee again.

Cast

• Karthik
  Karthik Muthuraman
  Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
  
   as Manikandan
• Nagma
  Nagma
  Nandita Morarji better known as Nagma . At her peak in the 1990s, The Hindu stated that she "dominated Telugu and Tamil cinema" with her movies Killer, Gharana Mogudu, Kadhalan, Baashha and many others...
  
  
• Mouli
• Manivannan
  Manivannan
  Manivannan is a popular Tamil actor and director. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan is one of the most experienced actors in the field. He normally plays the role of a dad or a senior comedian.- Background :...
  
  
• Jayasree
• Sindhu
• Balu Anand
• Vasu Vikram
• Sai Arun
• Mansoor Ali Khan