Kumari Penn
Kumari Penn (transl. Young girl) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and produced by E. V. Rajan. The film stars Ravichandran and Jayalalitha, with S. V. Ranga Rao and Nagesh in supporting roles. It was released on 6 May 1966.[2][3] The film was remade in Hindi as Man Ka Meet in 1968,[4] in Malayalam as Rathimanmadhan and in Kannada as Hudugatada Hudugi.
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| Directed by | T. R. Ramanna |
| Produced by | E. V. Rajan |
| Starring | Ravichandran Jayalalithaa |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | E.V.R. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Ravichandran as Kanthan
- Jayalalitha as Shyamala[1]
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Ranganathan
- Nagesh as Sattanathan
- Prabhakar as Doctor
- R. S. Manohar as Devarajan
- Sedhupathy as Ramalingam
- Ennatha Kannaiah as Rathnam
- C. K. Saraswathi as Seetha
- S. N. Lakshmi as Kanthan's mother
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Then Irukkum Malarinile" | P. Susheela |
| "Varushathai Paaru Aruvathi Aaru" | T. M. Soundararajan |
| "Jaavera Jaa" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| "Yaaro Aada Therinthavar" | L. R. Eswari |
| "Neeye Sollu" | L. R. Eswari, P. B. Sreenivas |
| "Varushathai Paaru" | L. R. Eswari |
| "Pathi Udal Theriya" | T. M. Soundararajan |
Reception
Kalki wrote that the film could be watched once for its story.[6] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.[2]
References
- Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 388.
- "1966 – குமரிப்பெண் – இ.வி.ஆர்.பி.க (100 நாள்)". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- "Vinod Khanna, the hero who started out as a villain". The Hindu. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- "Kumari Penn (1966)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- "குமரிப் பெண்". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 June 1966. p. 17. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
Bibliography
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
External links
- Kumari Penn at IMDb
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