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Pathini Penn
Directed byR. C. Sakthi
Story byG. Thilakavathi
StarringRupini
Livingston
CinematographyViswam Nataraj
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
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Release date
  • 25 June 1993 (1993-06-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pathini Penn (transl. The Virtuous Woman) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. C. Sakthi. The film stars Rupini in title role and Livingston, with Nizhalgal Ravi, Janagaraj and V. Gopalakrishnan portraying supporting roles.[1] The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by G. Thilakavathi,[2] was released on 25 June 1993.

Plot

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Pandiya Naatu Seemai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 
2."Ulagam Namma Veedu"Vani Jairam 
3."Thottil Ondru Illai Endru"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Ennamma Varutham"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Release and reception

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Pathini Penn was released on 25 June 1993.[4] Janagaraj bought the distribution rights of the film for Chennai.[5] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express appreciated the film citing "Sakti's sensitive handling of the subject, his carefully etched scenes, his pithy hard-hitting dialogues, and his getting the best out of his artistes makes this film engrossing".[6] The film won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film, R. C. Sakthi won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer,[7] Rupini won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress,[8] and Pulamaipithan won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Pathini Penn". Valai Tamil. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Chitra banerjee divakaruni and thilagavathy a comparative study" (PDF). Shodhganga. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Amaithi Padai / Pathini Penn / Kathal Viduthalai – Pyramid". Greenhives Audio. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Pathini Penn (1993)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "புரட்சிகரமான 'பெரியம்மா'". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 August 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 23 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Mannath, Malini (18 June 1993). "Thought-provoking". The Indian Express. p. 6. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ "திரைப்பட இயக்குனர் ஆர்.சி.சக்தி மரணம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "1993-ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான திரைப்பட விருதுகள்" [Film awards for the year 1993]. Tamil Arasu (in Tamil). 1 December 1995. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ "Pulamaipithan, Veteran Tamil Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 86". Silverscreen India. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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