Pathini Penn

Pathini Penn
Pathini Penn
Directed by	R. C. Sakthi
Story by	G. Thilakavathi
Starring	Rupini; Livingston
Cinematography	Viswam Nataraj
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Best Friends Creations
Release date	25 June 1993;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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. The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by G. Thilakavathi, was released on 25 June 1993.

Plot

Cast

Rupini as Kavitha
Livingston as Kadikalingam
Nizhalgal Ravi as Prabhu
Janagaraj as Narayanan
V. Gopalakrishnan
Vagai Chandrasekhar as Babu
Chithra as Salma
Sathyapriya as Vani

Soundtrack

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

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
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

Pathini Penn was released on 25 June 1993. Janagaraj bought the distribution rights of the film for Chennai. 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". The film won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film, R. C. Sakthi won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer, Rupini won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress, and Pulamaipithan won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist.

References

↑ "Pathini Penn". Valai Tamil. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
↑ "Chitra banerjee divakaruni and thilagavathy a comparative study" (PDF). Shodhganga. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
↑ "Amaithi Padai / Pathini Penn / Kathal Viduthalai – Pyramid". Greenhives Audio. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
↑ "Pathini Penn (1993)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
↑ "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)
↑ 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.
↑ "திரைப்பட இயக்குனர் ஆர்.சி.சக்தி மரணம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

External links

Pathini Penn at IMDb

[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)

[ie-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.