Pennin Perumai

Pennin Perumai
Pennin Perumai
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Pullaiah
Story by	P. Pullaiah
Produced by	P. Pullaiah
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Gemini Ganesan; Savithri; M. N. Rajam; Chittor V. Nagaiah; P. Santha Kumari
Cinematography	P. L. Rai
Edited by	P. Narasimha Rao; Sri Ramulu
Music by	B. N. Rao; A. Rama Rao ; Master Venu (background)
Production; company	Ragini Films
Release date	17 February 1956;
Running time	17224 feet
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Pennin Perumai (transl. Woman's Pride) is a 1956 Tamil-language drama film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri and M. N. Rajam. It is a remake of the Telugu movie Ardhangi, which was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel Swayamsiddha, written by Manilal Banerjee.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Padma (Savitri) is forced to marry a developmentally disabled man Raghu (Gemini), whom she eventually nurses back to health while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law (Santha Kumari) and brother-in-law Nagu (Sivaji Ganesan).

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Nagu (Nagendran), Second Son of Zamindar
Gemini Ganesan as Ragu (Ragunathan), Elder Son of Zamindar
Savithri as Padma, (Ragu wife)
P. Santha Kumari as Rajeswari (Nagu Mother)
M. N. Rajam as Neela, (Nagu Lover)
Chittor V. Nagaiah as Zamindar (Nagu,Ragu Father)
Friend Ramasamy
P. S. Gnanam
K. S. Angamuthu

Production

Pennin Perumai was the first film where Gemini and Sivaji Ganesan acted together.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao (BNR) and A. Rama Rao. Background score was provided by Master Venu. All lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.

The song "Azhuvadhaa Illai Sirippadhaa" is the first duet T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela sang together.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Kannaa Maraiyaadhedaa"	Jikki	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass	02:56
2	"Azhuvadhaa Illai Sirippadhaa"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Suseela		04:22
3	"Idhaya Vaanil Oliyai Veesum Vennilaave"	P. Leela		03:52
4	"Kanni Thamizh Naadu"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan		02:51
5	"Koovudhu Koovudhu Seval Koovudhu"	P. Leela & Jikki		03:05
6	"Krishnaa Un Seyalaal"	Ghantasala		03:03
7	"Kanden Kanavile En Pangiye"	P. Leela		02:36
8	"Mudiyumaa Adhu Mudiyumaa"	P. Suseela		03:13
9	"Vandhu Vandhu Konjuvadhaen Vennilaave"	Jikki		03:30
10	"Utthamane Ulagil Nilaippadhu"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan		01:42
11	"Vaazhkai Odam Karai Serum Munne"	P. Leela		04:07
12	"Mukoorttha Naaum Mudivaachchaa"	Jikki		03:41

Other versions

The story line has been the inspiration for various movies and has had various remakes in Indian film industry.

Year	Title	Language	Director	Cast
Year	Title	Language	Director	Step-mother	Son	Wife
1955	Ardhangi	Telugu	P. Pullaiah	Santha Kumari	Akkineni Nageswara Rao	Savitri
1956	Pennin Perumai	Tamil	P. Pullaiah	Santha Kumari	Gemini Ganesan	Savitri
1963	Bahurani	Hindi	T. Prakash Rao	Lalita Pawar	Guru Dutt	Mala Sinha
1969	Mallammana Pavaada	Kannada	Puttanna Kanagal	Advani Lakshmi Devi	Rajkumar	B Sarojadevi
1975	Swayamsiddha	Bengali	Sushil Mukherjee		Ranjit Mallick	Mithu Mukherjee
1981	Jyothi	Hindi	Pramod Chakravorty	Shashikala	Jeetendra	Hema Malini
1987	Enga Chinna Rasa	Tamil	K. Bhagyaraj	C. R. Saraswathy	K. Bhagyaraj	Radha
1992	Beta	Hindi	Indra Kumar	Aruna Irani	Anil Kapoor	Madhuri Dixit
1993	Abbaigaru	Telugu	E. V. V. Satyanarayana	Jayachitra	Venkatesh	Meena
1993	Annayya	Kannada	D. Rajendra Babu	Aruna Irani	V. Ravichandran	Madhoo
1998	Santan	Oriya		Snigdha Mohanty	Siddhanta Mahapatra	Rachana Banerjee

References

External links

[1] ttps://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/pennin-perumai-1956/article18381112.ece

[2] ttp://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ardhangi-1955/article6086551.ece

[3] ttp://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/27gemini.htm

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