Enga Veettu Penn
{{short description|1965 film by Tapi Chanakya}}
{{distinguish|Enga Veettu Pillai}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Enga Veettu Penn
| image = Enga Veettu Penn poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Tapi Chanakya
| writer = Chakrapani
| based_on = {{Based on|Shavukaru|Chakrapani}}
| producer = Nagi Reddi
Chakrapani
| starring = M. R. Radha
S. V. Subbaiah
A. V. M. Rajan
Nirmala
| cinematography = Marcus Bartley
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = Vijaya Combines Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1965|10|23}}
| runtime = 177 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=234}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Enga Veettu Penn ({{Translation|The girl of our household}}) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani of Vijaya Combines Productions. A remake of the company's own Telugu film Shavukaru (1950), it features an ensemble cast that consists of M. R. Radha, S. V. Subbaiah, A. V. M. Rajan, Jaishankar, K. A. Thangavelu, Nagesh, V. Nagayya, O. A. K. Thevar and Nirmala, who became known as Vijaya Nirmala after its release. The film was released on 23 October 1965.
Plot
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Cast
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;Male cast
- M. R. Radha as Nagalingam
- S. V. Subbaiah as Ramaiya
- A. V. M. Rajan as Chandran
- Jaishankar as Narayanan
- K. A. Thangavelu as Thanakodi
- Nagesh as Karunaimalai
- V. Nagayya as the blind ascetic
- O. A. K. Thevar as Rangan
- Kottapuli Jayaraman as Aadiyapadham
- Usilai Mani as Vellimalai
- K. K. Soundar as Lawyer
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;Female cast
- Nirmala as Lakshmi
- C. Vasantha as Santha
- Manorama as Raami
- Madhavi as Bakkiam
- N. Seethalakshmi as Anjalai
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Production
Enga Veetu Penn was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani of Vijaya Combines Productions.{{Cite web |title=1965 – எங்க வீட்டு பெண் – விஜயா கம்பைன்ஸ் புரொ. |trans-title=1965 – Enga Veettu Penn – Vijaya Combines Pro. |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails9.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181121064033/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails9.asp |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}} It was remade from the company's own Telugu production Shavukaru (1950), and co-producer Chakrapani doubled as screenwriter, making the film more modern than the Telugu original.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=384}} Cinematography was handled by Marcus Bartley, editing by C. P. Jambulingam, and art direction by S. Krishna Rao and Kaladhar. S. V. Ranga Rao, originally part of the cast, criticised the casting of Nirmala as the female lead, feeling she looked "too frail" to play her character, and ordered the producers to replace her. Reddi cancelled shooting for the day. The next day, Nirmala was called back to the studio, and realised that Ranga Rao was replaced by S. V. Subbaiah.{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=13 August 2015 |title=Milestone in Vijaya Nirmala's long innings |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/vijaya-nirmala-completes-65-years-in-the-film-industry/article7534046.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121070809/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/vijaya-nirmala-completes-65-years-in-the-film-industry/article7534046.ece |archive-date=21 November 2018}} The final length of the film was {{convert|4873|metres|feet}}.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.{{Cite web |title=Enga Veettu Penn |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/154 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714064059/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/154 |archive-date=14 July 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 |website=Songs4all}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Deivam Malarodu Vaitha
| lyrics1 = Kannadasan
| extra1 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| length1 =
| title2 = Kaalagale Nillungal
| lyrics2 = Kannadasan
| extra2 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| length2 =
| title3 = Sirippu Pathi Azhugai Pathi
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| extra3 = P. B. Sreenivas
| length3 =
| title4 = Kaalgale Nillungal Kangale
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| length4 =
| title5 = Iyarkkai Annai
| lyrics5 = Alangudi Somu
| extra5 = Sirkazhi Govindarajan
| length5 =
}}
Release and reception
Enga Veetu Penn was released on 23 October 1965, Diwali day.{{Cite news |date=23 October 1965 |title=Engaveettu Penn |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19651023&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=14 February 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=14 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} Writing in Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran called it a "damp squib", saying that "the picture attempts to sustain the interest of the viewers with its heartwarming story but the audience cannot but see a ring of familiarity around the whole theme." He applauded the performances of the cast, particularly Jaishankar and Rajan, but criticised the abundance of songs, saying that "holds up the story many a time".{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=4 December 1965 |title=A Basket of Mixed Fruits |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12064/page/n559/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230206062210/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12064/page/n559/mode/2up |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023 |magazine=Sport and Pastime |pages=51 |via=Internet Archive |volume=19}} After the film's release, Nirmala prefixed Vijaya, the studio's name, to her screen name.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=234}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=British Film Institute and Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}