''Pennarasi'' () is a 1955 Indian
Tamil
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-language film starring
A. P. Nagarajan and
P. Kannamba.
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
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Nalvar Nagarajan as the Commander Vikraman
*
M. N. Nambiar
Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Tamil cinema, renowned for his portrayals of villainous characters. With a career spanning over eight decades, he became a notable fig ...
as the Minister Vijayasimman
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P. S. Veerappa
P. S. Veerappa (10 September 191111 September 1998) was an Indian actor and a producer of Tamil cinema.
Early life
Born in 1911, Veerappa belonged to Kangeyam, then part of Coimbatore District in Madras Presidency. But he grew up in his grand ...
as the Chieftain Marthandan (Sornapuri)
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E. R. Sahadevan as Mathisegaran
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V. M. Ezhumalai as
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A. Karunanidhi
A. Karunanidhi (Tamil : கருணாநிதி) was an Indian actor and comedian who featured mainly in Tamil language, Tamil-language films.
Career
He was active in the field from 1948 till 1978. Though he was a comedian, the roles he pl ...
as Veeran
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O. A. K. Thevar as Magudapathi
* P. S. Vengadachalam as Chief Minister Chithrasenan
*M. A. Ganapathi
*R. Pakkirisami as Alahalan
*S. M. Thirupathisami
;Female cast
*
P. Kannamba as the Queen
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P. R. Sulochana as the court dancer Jeeva
*Suryakala as Manjula (Commander's lover)
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E. V. Saroja
E. V. Saroja (1935 - 2006) was an Indian actress and dancer. She belonged to Enkan village in Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu and died of a heart attack on 3 November 2006. She was known as Enkan V. Saroja.
Her debut film was ''En Thangai (195 ...
as Mallika
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C. T. Rajakantham 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,
Town Bus,
Panam Panthiyile and
Mudhalali. This film, Pennarasi, was produced at
Central Studios
Central Studios was an Indian film studio in the neighbourhood of Singanallur, Coimbatore, Singanallur, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, started by B.Rangaswamy Naidu (a.k.a. B. R. Naidu) and other prominent industrialists like Swamikannu Vincent of C ...
,
Coimbatore
Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...
.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
K. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. ...
.
References
External links
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{{A. P. Nagarajan
1950s Indian films
1950s Tamil-language films
1955 films
Films about royalty
Films directed by K. Somu
Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan
Indian black-and-white films
Tamil-language Indian films