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Pathini Penn Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathini_Penn

Pathini Penn
Directed byR. C. Sakthi
Story byG. Thilakavathi
StarringRupini
Livingston
CinematographyViswam Nataraj
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Best Friends Creations
Release date
  • 25 June 1993 (1993-06-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pathini Penn (transl. The Virtuous Woman) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. C. Sakthi. The film stars Rupini in title role and Livingston, with Nizhalgal Ravi, Janagaraj and V. Gopalakrishnan portraying supporting roles.[1] The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by G. Thilakavathi,[2] was released on 25 June 1993.

Plot

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Pandiya Naatu Seemai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 
2."Ulagam Namma Veedu"Vani Jairam 
3."Thottil Ondru Illai Endru"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Ennamma Varutham"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Release and reception

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Pathini Penn was released on 25 June 1993.[5] Janagaraj bought the distribution rights of the film for Chennai.[6] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express appreciated the film citing "Sakti's sensitive handling of the subject, his carefully etched scenes, his pithy hard-hitting dialogues, and his getting the best out of his artistes makes this film engrossing".[3] The film won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film, R. C. Sakthi won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer,[7] Rupini won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress,[citation needed] while Pulamaipithan won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Pathini Penn". Valai Tamil. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Chitra banerjee divakaruni and thilagavathy a comparative study" (PDF). Shodhganga. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Mannath, Malini (18 June 1993). "Thought-provoking". The Indian Express. p. 6. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Amaithi Padai / Pathini Penn / Kathal Viduthalai – Pyramid". Greenhives Audio. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Pathini Penn (1993)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ "புரட்சிகரமான 'பெரியம்மா'". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 August 1992. p. 23. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ James, Anu (23 February 2015). "Kamal Haasan's Mentor Director RC Sakthi Dies at 76 [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Pulamaipithan, Veteran Tamil Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 86". Silverscreen India. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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