''Pennarasi'' () is a 1955

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-language film starring A. P. Nagarajan and

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. It was released on 14 April 1955.

Plot

The film is about a queen whose kingdom was protected by the commander. While the commander is loyal to the queen, her minister is a wily person. A Chieftain of a neighbouring land is trying to grab the queen's kingdom with the connivance of the wily minister. The chieftain sends his court dancer who is also his mistress to seduce the minister. The commander, who is the hero in the film, has a lover. Many interesting situations and incidents takes place that forms the story of the film. At the end, the villains are exposed. The commander marries his sweetheart.

Cast

The list was adapted from an article of the film's review. ;Male cast * Nalvar Nagarajan as the Commander Vikraman * M. N. Nambiar as the Minister Vijayasimman *

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as the Chieftain Marthandan (Sornapuri) *

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as Mathisegaran * V. M. Ezhumalai as * A. Karunanidhi as Veeran *

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as Magudapathi * P. S. Vengadachalam as Chief Minister Chithrasenan *M. A. Ganapathi *R. Pakkirisami as Alahalan *S. M. Thirupathisami ;Female cast *

as the Queen * P. R. Sulochana as the court dancer Jeeva *Suryakala as Manjula (Commander's lover) *

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as Mallika *

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as Commander Vikraman's mother *P. Kanaka as Ranjitha *M. K. Vijaya as

Production

The film was produced by M. A. Venu who also made Sampoorna Ramayanam, Mangalyam,

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and

Mudhalali ''Mudhalali'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language drama film, the directorial debut of Muktha Srinivasan and written by Venkat Ramanujam. The film was produced by M. A. Venu under M. A. V. Pictures. It stars S. S. Rajendran and debutante Devik ...

. This film, Pennarasi, was produced at Central Studios,

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were penned by

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and

Ka. Mu. Sheriff Ka. Mu. Sheriff was a writer and poet who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. He was a popular Tamil film lyricist during the 1950s and 60s. His lyrics ''Chittukuruvi Chittukuruvi Sedhi Theriyuma?'', ''Yerikaraiyin Maele Poravale Penn Mayile'' a ...

. Playback singers are:

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Thiruchi Loganathan Thiruchi Loganathan (24 July 1924 – 17 November 1989) was a playback singer of the Tamil film industry. He is known for his work in movies such as ''Manthiri Kumari'' (1950) and '' Parasakthi'' (1952). He was married to Rajalakshmi, daughter ...

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, M. S. Rajeswari,

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, U. R. Chandra and P. Kanaka.

References

External links

* {{A. P. Nagarajan 1950s Tamil-language films 1955 films Films directed by K. Somu Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan Indian black-and-white films