Penn Endral Penn | |
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Directed by | Aaroor Dass |
Written by | Aaroor Dass |
Produced by | A. L. Srinivasan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | T. S. Rangasamy |
Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | ALS Productions |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Penn Endral Penn ( transl. A woman is a woman) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Aaroor Dass, in his only directorial credit. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari and B. Saroja Devi. It was released on 7 December 1967, and failed at the box office.
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Penn Endral Penn is the directorial debut of Aaroor Dass. M. G. Ramachandran cautioned him against turning director, but Dass refused to listen. Saroja Devi, who had taken a hiatus from acting after marriage, sought a re-entry into film and asked producer A. L. Srinivasan to star in this film. [1]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. [2]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Penn Endral Penn" | M. S. Viswanathan | |
2. | "Sirikkum Ulagil" | P. Susheela | |
3. | "Sirithalum Kanneer" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
4. | "Thedi Thedi Kathirunthen" | P. Susheela | |
5. | "Un Kannukku Naan" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela |
Penn Endral Penn was released on 7 December 1967. [3] Kalki appreciated the performances of Saroja Devi and Vijayakumari, but criticised the music by Viswanathan. [4] The film became a box office failure, and Dass never directed any other film afterwards. [5]