Penmani Aval Kanmani

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Penmani Aval Kanmani
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Directed by Visu
Written byVisu
Produced byRajam Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring Pratap Pothen
Seetha
Visu
Kishmu
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byGanesh–Kumar
Music by Shankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Release date
  • 11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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]

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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

Soundtrack

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

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Moongililai Kaadugale" (male) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:33
2."Moongililai Kaadugale" (female) Vani Jairam 3:58
3."Naanum Oru"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:52
4."Penmani Aval"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:13
5."Aarambame" Malaysia Vasudevan, T. L. Maharajan 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 March 1988. p. 63. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  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.
  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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