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directed by R. C. Sakthi. The film stars

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in title role and Livingston, with

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and V. Gopalakrishnan portraying supporting roles. The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by G. Thilakavathi, was released on 25 June 1993.

Plot

Cast

as Kavitha * Livingston as Kadikalingam *

as Prabhu *

as Narayanan * V. Gopalakrishnan *

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as Babu *

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Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

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and lyrics were written by

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Release and reception

''Pathini Penn'' was released on 25 June 1993. Janagaraj bought the distribution rights of the film for Chennai. Malini Mannath of ''

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'' 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". The film won

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, R. C. Sakthi won

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, Rupini won the

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for Best Actress, while

won

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References

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* {{Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1993 drama films 1993 films Films about women in India Films based on Tamil novels Films directed by R. C. Sakthi Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films