Naanum Oru Penn

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Naanum Oru Penn is a classic Tamil-language film widely regarded for its strong social themes and influential storytelling in Indian cinema.

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Naanum Oru Penn canonical 1
Penn (1954 Tamil film) 1

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instanceOf Tamil-language film
film
artDirector A. K. Sekar
basedOn story by A. C. Tirulokchandar
cinematographyBy T. M. Sundarababu
costumeDesigner M. A. Muthu
countryOfOrigin India
dialoguesBy Javar Seetharaman
director A. C. Tirulokchandar
distributor AVM Productions
editor R. G. Gopu
filmEditingStyle black-and-white
filmingLocation Madras
linked to: Madras, India
format 35 mm
genre drama film
hasLegacy regarded as a classic of Tamil social cinema
hasSocialTheme caste discrimination
education for women
social reform
women’s rights
hasSong “Chinna Chinna Muthucharam”
“Naanum Oru Penn” title song
influenced later Tamil social drama films
languageOfWorkOrName Tamil
leadCharacterOccupation illiterate village woman
mainSubject female dignity
social inequality
medium theatrical film
musicComposer R. Sudarsanam
notableFor influential storytelling in Indian cinema
strong social themes
originalLanguage Tamil
partOf classic era of Tamil cinema
portrays struggles of a lower-caste woman in a conservative society
producer A. V. Meiyappan
productionCompany AVM Productions
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1963
runtimeMinutes 164
screenplayBy A. C. Tirulokchandar
soundDesigner C. P. Subbiah
starring C. R. Vijayakumari
M. R. Radha
R. Vijayakumari
linked to: S. Varalakshmi

S. S. Rajendran
S. V. Sahasranamam
S. V. Subbaiah

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AVM Productions hasNotableWork Naanum Oru Penn
Ladki (1953 film) basedOn Penn (1954 Tamil film)
linked to: Naanum Oru Penn