Adutha Veettu Penn

Adutha Veettu Penn
Film poster
Directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah
Produced by Adhi Narayana Rao
Anjali Devi
Written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Based on Pasher Bari
by Arun Chowdhury
Starring Anjali Devi
T. R. Ramachandran
K. A. Thangavelu
Music by Adhi Narayana Rao
Cinematography C. Nageswara Rao
Edited by N. S. Prakasam
Production
company
Distributed by Anjali Pictures
Release date
  • 11 February 1960 (1960-02-11)
Running time
 145 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Adutha Veettu Penn (English: The Girl Next Door) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. The film stars Anjali Devi, T. R. Ramachandran and K. A. Thangavelu in the lead. It is based on the Bengali short story Pasher Bari by Arun Chowdhury.

Plot

A simple man (Ramachandran) falls in love with his neighbour Leela (Anjali Devi), who sings and dances well. He wants to impress her by singing, but he cannot sing. So he seeks the help of his friend, a singer (Thangavelu) who agrees to help. While Thangavelu sings in the background, Ramachandran just lip-syncs. Leela is charmed by what she thinks is Ramachandran singing and falls in love with him. Soon the truth comes out, and the rest of the film deals with how the tangle between the lovers is solved.

Cast

Crew

Production

Adutha Veettu Penn was based on the Bengali short story Pasher Bari by Arun Chowdhury. It was produced by Anjali Devi (who also starred as the female lead) and her husband P. Adinarayana Rao, who also composed the music. The film's animated opening credits were created by Dayabhai Patel.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was composed by P. Adinarayana Rao with lyrics were by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.[2] The song "Vanitha Maniye" is set in the Hamsadhwani raga.[3]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1Maalayil Malar SolaiyilP. B. SreenivasThanjai N. Ramaiah Dass03:30
2Mannava VaaP. Susheela04:30
3Sayonaaraa TokyoP. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki03:18
4Katraar Niraindha SangamidhuA. L. Raghavan03:32
5Kannaale Pesi PesiP. B. Sreenivas03:27
6Kanngalum KavippaadudheSeerkazhi Govindarajan & Thiruchi Loganathan03:09
7Malarkodi NaaneP. Susheela03:15
8Kaiyyum Odala kaalum OdalaS. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathinam03:07
9Vaadaatha Pushpame.... Vanithaa ManiyeP. B. Sreenivas02:48
10Kanni ThamizhP. Susheela04:02
11Enakkaga neeyeP. Susheela & P.B.Srinivas04:02

Reception

Adutha Veettu Penn was released on 11 February 1960.[4] The credit titles done in cartoon style with much humour served as an additional attraction for the film. The film was a major hit mainly because of its full-length situational comedy, rare back then in Indian cinema and more so in Tamil. Film historian Randor Guy praised the film for the "comedy and the excellent performances by the actors."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Randor Guy (7 September 2013). "Blast from the past - Adutha Veettu Penn 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tracklist". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (1 March 2013). "A bright start". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
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