''Penn Kulathin Pon Vilakku'' () is a 1959 Indian

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film directed by

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. The film stars

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and M. N. Rajam. It was released on 10 July 1959.

Plot

The film deals with three ladies – Parvathi, a perfect wife and an epitome of womanhood, her sister-in-law Kala, a staunch believer in woman's liberation, and Kala's friend Lalitha, a divorcee, who has no qualms in living with anybody for a little wealth. Kodandam, a self proclaimed bachelor comes to Kala's house to teach her music. He is forcibly married to her and is burdened with the task of taming the shrew. The rest of the movie deals with the lessons the ladies learn through the experiences they undergo in life.

Cast

Cast list are from the film credits. ;Male cast *

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 ...

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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 ...

* S. A. Asokan *

K. K. Soundar K.K. Soundar (1925-2003) was a Tamil film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre o ...

Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in ov ...

* S. R. Gopal ;Female cast * M. N. Rajam *

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K. V. Shanthi K. V. Shanthi (June 25, 1937 – September 21, 2020) known by her stage name Shanthi was an Indian actress acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil movies. She was a prominent lead actress and dancer in Indian Cinema during the late 1950s, 1 ...

* C. K. Saraswathi * Vittoba * Kalyani Ammal Dance *

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-Mathangi

Soundtrack

Music was scored by M. Venu.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1950s feminist films 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1959 drama films 1959 films Films about women in India Films directed by B. Vittalacharya Films scored by Master Venu Indian drama films Indian feminist films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films