Penmani Aval Kanmani
| Penmani Aval Kanmani | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Penmani Aval Kanmani is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Visu and produced by Rajam Balachander and Pushpa Kandaswamy. The film stars Pratap Pothen, Seetha, Visu and Kishmu.[2] The film had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh.[3][4] The film was remade in Telugu as Aadade Adharam.
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
Radio Mama's family
- Prathap Pothen as Parandhaman
- Kutty Padmini as Kalpana
- Visu as Radio Mama
Kamala's family
- Delhi Ganesh as Kamala's husband
- Kamala Kamesh as Kamala
- Ilavarasan as Sudha's husband
- Aruna as Sudha
Uma's family
- Dilip as Dilip
- Seetha as Uma
- M. N. Rajam as Dilip's mother
- G. Srinivasan as Uma's father
Vadivu's family
- Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
- Kishmu as Vadivu's husband
- Madhuri as Meenakshi
- Ramesh Aravind as Meenakshi's husband
Penmani magazine
- Manorama as Ambujam Viswanath, Editor-in-Chief of Penmani magazine
Old age home scene (Cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The lyrics were penned by Vaali.[5][6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moongililai Kaadugale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Moongililai Kaadugale" (female) | Vani Jairam | |
| 3. | "Naanum Oru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Penmani Aval" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Aarambame" | Malaysia Vasudevan, T. L. Maharajan |
References
- ^ "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி / Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988)". Screen4screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Penmani Aval Kanmani". The Indian Express. 1 April 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (27 March 1988). "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 March 1988. p. 63. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "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 by Shankar – Ganesh". Apple Music. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
