''Penn'' () is a 1954 Indian

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film written by Ra. Venkatachalam and directed by

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. It stars

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, Gemini Ganesan, S. Balachander and

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while V. Nagayya, V. K. Ramasamy, K. N. Kamlam,

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and K. Sankarapani as the ensemble cast, was produce by A. V. Chettiar of AVM Productions. The score is composed by R. Sudharsanam with the lyrics by

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and

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, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, K. P. Kamakshi and V. Seetharaman. Editing was done by K. Shankar and M. V. Raman while the camera was handled by T. Muthu Sami.

Plot

The film's story revolves around two friends Rani and Kanmani.

Cast

;Male cast * Gemini Ganesan as Raju * S. Balachander as Raghu * S. V. Sahasranamam *

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* V. Nagayya * V. K. Ramasamy *

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;Female cast *

as Rani *

as Kanmani * K. N. Kamalam * K. R. Chellam * Baby Rhadha

Production

''Penn'' was produced by

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, the founder of AVM Productions. It was simultaneously shot in

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as ''

Ladki ''Ladki'' () is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written by V. S. Venkatasalam and directed by M. V. Raman. The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Anjali Devi in lead roles, along with Om Prakash, Leela ...

'' and in

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as '' Sangham''.

appeared as the female lead in all three versions. Gemini Ganesan was cast after Meiyappan was impressed with his performance in '' Thai Ullam'' (1952).

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. Sudharsanam. Lyrics by

, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, K. P. Kamakshi and V. Seetharaman. The song ''Kalyaanam Kalyaanam....... Ullaasamaagave Ulagaththil Vaazhave'' sung by J. P. Chandrababu for S. Balachander becomes an instant hit and was still played in many television. It was remixed by Sundar C. Babu for '' Thoonga Nagaram'' (2011).

Box office

The film was a hit at box office.

References

External links

* {{AVM Productions 1950s feminist films 1950s multilingual films 1950s Tamil-language films 1954 films 1954 musical comedy films 1954 romantic comedy films AVM Productions films Films about women in India Films set in 1954 Films set in Chennai Films set in Myanmar Films set in Sri Lanka Indian black-and-white films Indian dance films Indian multilingual films Indian musical comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Tamil films remade in other languages Films directed by M. V. Raman