Penn Endral Penn (transl. A woman is a woman) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Aaroor Dass, in his only directorial credit. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari and B. Saroja Devi. It was released on 7 December 1967, and failed at the box office.

Penn Endral Penn
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Directed byAaroor Dass
Written byAaroor Dass
Produced byA. L. Srinivasan
Starring
CinematographyT. S. Rangasamy
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
ALS Productions
Release date
  • 7 December 1967 (1967-12-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Penn Endral Penn is the directorial debut of Aaroor Dass. M. G. Ramachandran cautioned him against turning director, but Dass refused to listen. Saroja Devi, who had taken a hiatus from acting after marriage, sought a re-entry into film and asked producer A. L. Srinivasan to star in this film.[1]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Penn Endral Penn"M. S. Viswanathan 
2."Sirikkum Ulagil"P. Susheela 
3."Sirithalum Kanneer"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
4."Thedi Thedi Kathirunthen"P. Susheela 
5."Un Kannukku Naan"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 

Release and reception

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Penn Endral Penn was released on 7 December 1967.[3] Kalki appreciated the performances of Saroja Devi and Vijayakumari, but criticised the music by Viswanathan.[4] The film became a box office failure, and Dass never directed any other film afterwards.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "சரோஜா தேவி வேண்டாம் என எச்சரித்த எம்.ஜி.ஆர்... கேட்காத இயக்குனர் : இறுதியில் நடந்தது என்ன?". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 27 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Penn Endral Penn". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "1967 –பெண் என்றால் பெண் –எசிஎஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "பெண் என்றால் பெண்". Kalki (in Tamil). 24 December 1967. p. 39. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Prasad, Arun (1 January 2023). "எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்கு பிடிக்காத செயலை செய்ததால் பட வாய்ப்புகளை இழந்த கதாசிரியர்… அடப்பாவமே!!". CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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