''Pennin Perumai'' () is a 1956 Indian

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-language film directed by P. Pullayya, starring

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

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, Savitri and Santha Kumari. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Ardhangi'', which was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel ''Swayamsiddha'', written by Manilal Banerjee. The film was released on 17 February 1956.

Plot

Padma is forced to marry a mentally dull man Raghu, whom she eventually makes a normal human while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law and brother-in-law Nagu.

Cast

Production

''Pennin Perumai'' was the first film where Gemini and Sivaji Ganesan acted together. Durai, who later went on to become a director, worked as a sound engineer.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by B. N. Rao and A. Rama Rao. Background score was provided by Master Venu. All lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The song "Azhuvadhaa Illai Sirippadhaa" is the first duet T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela sang together.

Reception

Kanthan of ''

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'' praised the performances of the main cast, especially Gemini Ganesan for deviating from the caring, affectionate and romantic characters he was known for portraying. ''

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'' wrote, "All-round acting of very high order in a powerful drama of human emotions easily marks out Ragini Films' ''Pennin Perumai'' as a class picture". The critic also appreciated Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass' dialogues.

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*{{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1956 films Films based on adaptations Films based on Bengali novels Films directed by P. Pullayya Films scored by A. Rama Rao Films scored by B. N. Rao Films scored by Master Venu Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films