Pudhumai Penn (1984 film)
Pudhumai Penn (transl. Modern Woman), officially released as Aviemmin Pudhumai Penn (transl. AVM's Modern Woman) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Bharathiraja and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Pandiyan and Revathi. It was released on 14 July 1984.
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| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Screenplay by | Bharathiraja |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Starring | Pandiyan Revathi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Pandiyan
- Revathi as Seetha[1]
- Pratap Pothen
- Dr. Rajasekhar
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Janagaraj
- Chithra Lakshmanan
- Ra. Sankaran as Seetha's father[2]
Production
Pudhumai Penn marked the acting debut of Rajasekhar.[3] It was also Pandiyan's only collaboration with AVM Productions.[4] The studio's name was prefixed to the film's title (Aviemmin Pudhumai Penn, meaning AVM's Modern Woman).[5]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | "Oru Thendral" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus | 04:40 |
| 4 | "Kasthuri Mane" | K. J. Yesudas, Uma Ramanan | 05:09 |
| 3 | "Alamara Pondhu" | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:18 |
| 2 | "Kathal Mayakam" | P. Jayachandran, Sunanda | 06:12 |
Release and reception
Pudhumai Penn was released on 14 July 1984,[7] and ran for 208 days in the Mini Priya theatre, Madurai.[8] The film failed during its first run.[8] M. G. Ramachandran, then the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, decided to re-release the film with tax exemption which led to huge success at box-office.[9]
In 2014, Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised Revathi's performance, but noted that the melodrama quotient was "a little too high".[10]
References
- Shekar, Anjana (8 January 2018). "From demure to daring, actor Revathy's multi-faceted film career". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- Shivpprasadh, S. (14 June 2012). "Father figure". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "'Chennai 28' director Venkat Prabhu to helm project starring Dr Rajasekhar next". The News Minute. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- Saravanan 2013, p. 425.
- Saravanan 2013, pp. 282–283.
- Ilaiyaraaja (1984). "Aviemmin Pudhumai Penn / Nallavanukku Nallavan". Discogs. AVM Music Service. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- Saravanan 2013, p. 278.
- Saravanan 2013, p. 280.
- Saravanan 2013, pp. 280–281.
- Rangarajan, Malathi (7 March 2014). "Women of Steel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
Bibliography
- Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 cinema (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Rajarajan Pathippagam.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)