Pennin Perumai

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

Pennin Perumai (English: Woman's Pride) is a 1956 Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri and M. N. Rajam in the lead roles.

It is remake of Telugu movie Ardhangi which was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of Bengali novel Swayamsiddha written by Manilal Banerjee.Swayamsiddha went on to be made into a 1975 Bengali movie of same name.[1] Ardhangi was also remade in Hindi twice as Bahurani in 1963 and as Jyoti in 1981. The story of Swayamsiddha was also similar to the Kannada novel Mallammana Pavaada by B. Puttaswamayya which was adapted into 1969 movie titled Mallammana Pavaada for which screenplay was written by director P. Pullaiah based on his 1955 Telugu movie Ardhangi. The Kannada novel Mallammana Pavaada also inspired the 1987 Tamil movie Enga Chinna Rasa which went on to be remade in Telugu as Abbaigaru , in Hindi as Beta , in Kannada as Annayya and in Oriya as Santan (1998).

Plot

Padma (Savitri) is forced to marry a mentally retarded 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

Production

Pennin Perumai was the first film where Gemini and Sivaji Ganesan acted together.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Beemavarappu Narasimha Rao (BNR) and A. Rama Rao. Background score was provided by Master Venu. All lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Playback singers are Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Ghantasala, T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela, Jikki & P. Suseela.

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

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1Kannaa MaraiyaadhedaaJikkiThanjai N. Ramaiah Dass02:56
2Azhuvadhaa Illai SirippadhaaT. M. Soundararajan & P. Suseela04:22
3Idhaya Vaanil Oliyai Veesum VennilaaveP. Leela03:52
4Kanni Thamizh NaaduSeerkazhi Govindarajan02:51
5Koovudhu Koovudhu Seval KoovudhuP. Leela & Jikki03:05
6Krishnaa Un SeyalaalGhantasala03:03
7Kanden Kanavile En PangiyeP. Leela02:36
8Mudiyumaa Adhu MudiyumaaP. Suseela03:13
9Vandhu Vandhu Konjuvathen VennilaaveJikki03:30
10Utthamane Ulagil NilaippadhuSeerkazhi Govindarajan01:42
11Vaazhkai Odam Karai Serum MunneP. Leela04:07
12Mukoorttha Naaum MudivaachchaaJikki03:41

Other versions

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

YearTitleLanguageDirectorCast
Step-motherSonWife
1955ArdhangiTeluguP. PullaiahSantha KumariAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitri
1956Pennin PerumaiTamilP. PullaiahSantha KumariGemini GanesanSavitri
1963BahuraniHindiT. Prakash RaoLalita PawarGuru DuttMala Sinha
1969Mallammana PavaadaKannadaPuttanna KanagalAdvani Lakshmi DeviRajkumarB Sarojadevi
1975SwayamsiddhaBengaliSushil MukherjeeRanjit MallickMithu Mukherjee
1981JyothiHindiPramod ChakravortyShashikalaJeetendraHema Malini
1987Enga Chinna RasaTamilK. BhagyarajC. R. SaraswathyK. BhagyarajRadha
1992BetaHindiIndra KumarAruna IraniAnil KapoorMadhuri Dixit
1993AbbaigaruTeluguE. V. V. SatyanarayanaJayachitraVenkateshMeena
1993AnnayyaKannadaD. Rajendra BabuAruna IraniV. RavichandranMadhoo
1998SantanOriyaSnigdha MohantySiddhanta MahapatraRachana Banerjee

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ardhangi-1955/article6086551.ece
  2. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/27gemini.htm
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