Kanni Penn

Kanni Penn (transl. Virgin girl) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Kasilingam and produced by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars Jaishankar and Vanisri in the lead roles. It was released on 11 September 1969.

Kanni Penn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Kasilingam
Produced byR. M. Veerappan
Screenplay byR. M. Veerappan
Story byR. M. Veerappan
S. Jagadeesan
Vidwan V. Lakshman
StarringJaishankar
Vanisri
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyVijayan
Edited byS. Natrajan
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 11 September 1969 (1969-09-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

A young man comes across a crossroad in his life where he is forced to make a few important and difficult decisions.

Cast

Production

Kanni Penn was directed by A. Kasilingam and produced by R. M. Veerappan under Sathya Movies. Cinematography was handled by Vijayan.[1]

Themes

The film attempts to project the ideals of C. N. Annadurai: duty, dignity and decency.[2][3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali and Avinasimani.[1][4]

Release and reception

Kanni Penn was released on 11 September 1969.[1] The critic from The Indian Express criticised the film's length of 19 reels but wrote, "[Jaishankar] is getting acceptable as an actor. [Vanisri] as the girl in miserable circumstances gives a very good account of herself. In fact, she is the best in the movie."[2]

References
  1. "Kanni Penn". The Indian Express. 11 September 1969. p. 12.
  2. "Cinema". The Indian Express. 20 September 1969. p. 8.
  3. "ப்ளாஷ்பேக்; பொன்விழா படங்கள்: ஆர்.எம்.வீரப்பனின் கன்னிபெண்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. "Kannipen". Tamilsongslyrics123. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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