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Penmani Aval Kanmani
Penmani Aval Kanmani
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Visu
Written by	Visu
Produced by	Rajam Balachander; Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring	Pratap Pothen; Seetha; Visu; Kishmu
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	Ganesh–Kumar
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production; company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	11 March 1988;
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Penmani Aval Kanmani is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu, and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions.^[1] The film stars Pratap Pothen, Seetha, Visu and Kishmu. It was released on 11 March 1988.^[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Aadade Aadharam.^[3]^[4]

Plot

The movie deals with how Radio Mama (Visu) solves the family related problems in the other neighbouring households. Four families are principally involved in this movie. Visu's family consists of his son Prathap Pothen, daughter-in-law Kutti Padmini and their two kids. Visu always causes trouble at home by ignoring household chores and instead focussing on neighbouring household's problems. Ilavarasan's family consists of his wife Aruna and parents Delhi Ganesh and Kamala Kamesh. Aruna ill-treats her in-laws. Dilip's family consists of his wife Seetha and mother M.N.Rajam. Seetha is tortured by her mother-in-law. Kishmu's family consists of his wife Vadivukkarasi, son Ramesh Arvind and daughter-in-law Madhuri. Kishmu and his son are drunkards and do not earn anything for their family.

How Radio Mama solves the different problems of Dowry, Ill treatment of mother and father-in-laws by daughter-in-law, Ill treatment of daughter-in-laws by mother-in-law, Alcoholism in slums, etc with his wit, courage and humour forms the story of the movie.

Cast

Pratap Pothen as Parandhaman
Kutty Padmini as Kalpana
Visu as Radio Mama
Delhi Ganesh as Kamala's husband
Kamala Kamesh as Kamala
Ilavarasan as Sudha's husband
Aruna as Sudha
Dilip as Dilip
Seetha as Uma
M. N. Rajam as Dilip's mother
G. Srinivasan as Uma's father
Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
Kishmu as Vadivu's husband
Madhuri as Meenakshi
Ramesh Aravind as Meenakshi's husband
Manorama as Ambujam Viswanath
Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal
Typist Gopu
Omakuchi Narasimhan
Sethu Vinayagam

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The lyrics were penned by Vaali.^[5]^[6]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Moongililai Kaadugale" (male)	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:33
2.	"Moongililai Kaadugale" (female)	Vani Jairam	3:58
3.	"Naanum Oru"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:52
4.	"Penmani Aval"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:13
5.	"Aarambame"	Malaysia Vasudevan, T. L. Maharajan, S.P. Sailaja	7:57
Total length:			24:33

Reception

The Indian Express wrote that Visu achieved what he sought in an "engaging manner", and also appreciated the song "Moongililai Kaadugale".^[7] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of star cast and humour and concluded after entering the theatre one can laugh and definitely leave after enjoying the film.^[8]

References

^ "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 March 1988. p. 63. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி / Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Acclaimed director Visu passes away". IndiaGlitz. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "ఆడదే ఆధారం". Sakshi (in Telugu). 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "Penmani Aval Kanmani Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Penmani Aval Kanmani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "Penmani Aval Kanmani". The Indian Express. 1 April 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (27 March 1988). "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

External links

Penmani Aval Kanmani at IMDb

[1] "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 March 1988. p. 63. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[2] "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி / Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[3] "Acclaimed director Visu passes away". IndiaGlitz. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

[4] "ఆడదే ఆధారం". Sakshi (in Telugu). 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

[5] "Penmani Aval Kanmani Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[6] "Penmani Aval Kanmani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[7] "Penmani Aval Kanmani". The Indian Express. 1 April 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via Google News Archive.

[8] ஜெயமன்மதன் (27 March 1988). "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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+'''''Penmani Aval Kanmani''''' is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film written and directed by [[Visu]], and produced by [[Kavithalayaa Productions]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=27 March 1988 |title=பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1988-03-27/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230505050316/https://archive.org/details/kalki1988-03-27/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=63 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Pratap Pothen]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]], [[Visu]] and [[Kishmu]]. It was released on 11 March 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி / Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/penmani-aval-kanmani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117170432/https://screen4screen.com/movies/penmani-aval-kanmani |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''Aadade Aadharam''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-22 |title=Acclaimed director Visu passes away |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/acclaimed-director-visu-passes-away-telugu-news-256193 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827100859/https://www.indiaglitz.com/acclaimed-director-visu-passes-away-telugu-news-256193 |archive-date=27 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2017 |title=ఆడదే ఆధారం |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/womens-day-special-movie-story-456354 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507130833/https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/womens-day-special-movie-story-456354 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]] |language=te}}</ref>
-'''''Penmani Aval Kanmani''''' (Tamil: பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி) is a [[Tamil films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film,  directed by [[Visu]] and produced by Rajam Balachander and Pushpa Kandaswamy. The film stars [[Prathap Pothen]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]], [[Visu]] and Kishmu in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Shankar Ganesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/penmani-aval-kanmani/|title=Penmani Aval Kanmani|accessdate=2014-12-04|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/penmani-aval-kanmani-movie/11251|title=Penmani Aval Kanmani|accessdate=2014-12-04|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Aadade Adharam]]''.
-==Plot==
+== Plot ==
+The movie deals with how Radio Mama (Visu) solves the family related problems in the other neighbouring households. Four families are principally involved in this movie. Visu's family consists of his son Prathap Pothen, daughter-in-law Kutti Padmini and their two kids. Visu always causes trouble at home by ignoring household chores and instead focussing on neighbouring household's problems. Ilavarasan's family consists of his wife Aruna and parents Delhi Ganesh and Kamala Kamesh. Aruna ill-treats her in-laws. Dilip's family consists of his wife Seetha and mother M.N.Rajam. Seetha is tortured by her mother-in-law. Kishmu's family consists of his wife Vadivukkarasi, son Ramesh Arvind and daughter-in-law Madhuri. Kishmu and his son are drunkards and do not earn anything for their family.
-The movie deals with how Radio Mama (Visu) solves the family related problems in the other household's where he newly moves in by staging events and setting numerous scenes with all of it resulting in happy ending before moving on to the next neighbourhood. The movie is about the role of women in  society.
+How Radio Mama solves the different problems of Dowry, Ill treatment of mother and father-in-laws by daughter-in-law, Ill treatment of daughter-in-laws by mother-in-law, Alcoholism in slums, etc with his wit, courage and humour forms the story of the movie.
-The problems include:
-Dowry, Ill treatment of in-laws by Daughter-in-law, Alcoholism in slums and his own family's apathy to his surroundings and society at large.
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
+{{cast listing|
-{{colbegin}}
-*[[Prathap Pothen]] as Parandhaman
+*[[Pratap Pothen]] as Parandhaman
-*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Uma
+*[[Kutty Padmini]] as Kalpana
 *[[Visu]] as Radio Mama
-*Kishmu as Vadivu's Husband
-*[[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]] as Meenakshi
-*[[Aruna Mucherla|Aruna]] as Sudha
 *[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Kamala's husband
+*[[Kamala Kamesh]] as Kamala
-*G. Srinivasan as Uma's father
-*[[R. Dilip (Tamil actor)|Dilip]] as Dilip
 *Ilavarasan as Sudha's husband
-*[[Ramesh Aravind|Aravindh]] as Meenakshi's husband
+*[[Mucherla Aruna|Aruna]] as Sudha
-*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ambujam
+*[[R. Dilip (Tamil actor)|Dilip]] as Dilip
+*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Uma
 *[[M. N. Rajam]] as Dilip's mother
+*[[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]] as Uma's father
 *[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Vadivu
-*[[Kamala Kamesh]] as Kamala
+*[[Kishmu]] as Vadivu's husband
-*[[Kutty Padmini]] as Kalpana
+*[[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]] as Meenakshi
+*[[Ramesh Aravind]] as Meenakshi's husband
-*Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Cameo appearance
+*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ambujam Viswanath
-*[[Typist Gopu]] as Cameo appearance
+*[[Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal]]
-*[[Omakuchi Narasimhan]] as Cameo Appearance
+*[[Typist Gopu]]
-*M. R. Sethu Vinayagam
+*[[Omakuchi Narasimhan]]
-{{colend}}
+*[[Sethu Vinayagam]]
+}}
-==Soundtrack==
+== Soundtrack ==
+Soundtrack was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]]. The lyrics were penned by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Penmani Aval Kanmani Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://mossymart.com/product/penmani-aval-kanmani-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124132350/https://mossymart.com/product/penmani-aval-kanmani-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |archive-date=24 November 2021 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2014 |title=Penmani Aval Kanmani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)&nbsp;– EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/penmani-aval-kanmani-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1161516661 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505044142/https://music.apple.com/in/album/penmani-aval-kanmani-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1161516661 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
-Soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ganesh.<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/penmani-aval-kanmani-original/id982114435</ref> The lyrics were penned by Vaali.
-*"Moongililai Kaadugale" - SPB
-*"Moongililai Kaadugale" (Female) - Vani Jayaram
-*"Naanum Oru" - SPB
-*"Penmani Aval" - SPB
-*"Aarambame" - Malaysia Vasudevan [[T. L. Maharajan]]
+{{Track listing
-==References==
+| headline = Track listing
+| extra_column = Singer(s)
+| title1 = Moongililai Kaadugale
+| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
+| note1 = male
+| length1 = 4:33
+| title2 = Moongililai Kaadugale
+| note2 = female
+| extra2 = [[Vani Jairam]]
+| length2 = 3:58
+| title3 = Naanum Oru
+| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
+| length3 = 3:52
+| title4 = Penmani Aval
+| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
+| length4 = 4:13
+| title5 = Aarambame
+| extra5 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[T. L. Maharajan]], [[S.P. Sailaja]]
+| length5 = 7:57
+| total_length = 24:33 <!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js -->
+}}
+== Reception ==
+''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that Visu achieved what he sought in an "engaging manner", and also appreciated the song "Moongililai Kaadugale".<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 1988 |title=Penmani Aval Kanmani |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880401&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=10 November 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the acting of star cast and humour and concluded after entering the theatre one can laugh and definitely leave after enjoying the film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=27 March 1988 |title=பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/mar/27-03-1988/p13.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220730053546/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/mar/27-03-1988/p13.jpg |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=13 |language=ta}}</ref>
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
+* {{IMDb title}}
-* {{YouTube|id=hEw4kjp6LKc|title=Penmani Aval Kanmani}}
 {{Kavithalaya Productions}}
 {{Visu}}
-[[Category:1988 films]]
+[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
-[[Category:Films scored by Sankar Ganesh]]
+[[Category:1988 comedy-drama films]]
+[[Category:1988 films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Visu]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by Visu]]
 [[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
 [[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
-[[Category:Films directed by Visu]]
+[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
-{{1980s-Tamil-film-stub}}
+{{Improve categories|date=February 2024}}

v t e Kavithalayaa Productions
Key people	K. Balachander Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy Pyramid Natarajan
S. P. Muthuraman	Netrikkan (1981) Puthukavithai (1982) Naan Mahaan Alla (1984) Enakkul Oruvan (1984) Sri Raghavendrar (1985) Velaikaran (1987)
K. Balachander	Agni Sakshi (1982) Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (1983) (Kannada) Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) Achamillai Achamillai (1984) Eradu Rekhegalu (1984) (Kannada) Kalyana Agathigal (1985) Mugila Mallige (1985) (Kannada) Sindhu Bhairavi (1985) Sundara Swapnagalu (1986) (Kannada) Punnagai Mannan (1986) Manathil Urudhi Vendum (1987) Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988) Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989) Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (1990) Vaaname Ellai (1992) Jaathi Malli (1993) Duet (1994) Kalki (1996) Paarthale Paravasam (2001)
Ameerjan	Pudhiavan (1984) Poovilangu (1984) Vanna Kanavugal (1987) Siva (1989) Unnai Solli Kutramillai (1990)
Visu	Manal Kayiru (1983) Aval Sumangalithan (1985) Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi (1986) Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988) Varavu Nalla Uravu (1990)
Selva	Pooveli (1998) Rojavanam (1999)
Vasanth	Nee Pathi Naan Pathi (1991) Appu (2000)
Hari	Saamy (2003) Ayya (2005)
Others	Anney Anney (1983) Idanilangal (1985) Sigaram (1991) Annaamalai (1992) Roja (1992) Muthu (1995) Vidukathai (1997) Thulli Thirintha Kaalam (1998) Rajakali Amman (2000) Sri Raja Rajeshwari (2001) Album (2002) Thirumalai (2003) Idhaya Thirudan (2006) Kuselan (2008) Thiruvannamalai (2008)