Pathini Penn
{{short description|Tamil drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pathini Penn
| director = R. C. Sakthi
| story = G. Thilakavathi
| starring = Rupini
Livingston
| cinematography = Viswam Nataraj
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| studio = Best Friends Creations
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| released = {{film date|1993|6|25|df=y}}
}}
Pathini Penn ({{Translation|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.{{Cite web |title=Pathini Penn |url=http://www.valaitamil.com/movies/pathini-penn_tamil-movie_3814.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224133104/http://www.valaitamil.com/movies/pathini-penn_tamil-movie_3814.html |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |website=Valai Tamil}} The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by G. Thilakavathi,{{Cite web |title=Chitra banerjee divakaruni and thilagavathy a comparative study |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/133258/6/06_chapter1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224150948/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/133258/6/06_chapter1.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |website=Shodhganga}} was released on 25 June 1993.
Plot
{{No plot|date=February 2024}}
Cast
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.{{Cite web |title=Amaithi Padai / Pathini Penn / Kathal Viduthalai – Pyramid |url=https://greenhivesaudio.com/products/amaithi-padai-pathini-penn-kathal-viduthalai-pyramid |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224133105/https://greenhivesaudio.com/products/amaithi-padai-pathini-penn-kathal-viduthalai-pyramid |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |website=Greenhives Audio}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Pandiya Naatu Seemai
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
| length1 =
| title2 = Ulagam Namma Veedu
| note2 =
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = Vani Jairam
| length2 =
| title3 = Thottil Ondru Illai Endru
| note3 =
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 =
| title4 = Ennamma Varutham
| note4 =
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 =
}}
Release and reception
Pathini Penn was released on 25 June 1993.{{Cite web |title=Pathini Penn (1993) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/pathini-penn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223045657/https://screen4screen.com/movies/pathini-penn |archive-date=23 February 2024 |access-date=23 February 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} Janagaraj bought the distribution rights of the film for Chennai.{{Cite magazine |date=16 August 1992 |title=புரட்சிகரமான 'பெரியம்மா' |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-08-16/page/n23/mode/2up? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240223044204/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-08-16/page/n23/mode/2up? |archive-date=23 February 2024 |access-date=23 February 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=23 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}} 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".{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=18 June 1993 |title=Thought-provoking |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=539lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=909%2C2593288 |access-date=20 May 2024 |work=The Indian Express |page=6 |via=Google News Archive |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418134722/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=539lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=909,2593288 |url-status=live }} The film won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film, R. C. Sakthi won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer,{{Cite web |last=James |first=Anu |date=2015-02-23 |title=Kamal Haasan's Mentor Director RC Sakthi Dies at 76 [PHOTOS] |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kamal-haasans-mentor-director-rc-sakthi-dies-76-photos-624341 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224150951/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kamal-haasans-mentor-director-rc-sakthi-dies-76-photos-624341 |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-24 |website=International Business Times}} Rupini won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress,{{Cn|date=May 2024}} while Pulamaipithan won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist.{{Cite web |date=10 September 2021 |title=Pulamaipithan, Veteran Tamil Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 86 |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/life/news/pulamaipithan-veteran-tamil-poet-and-lyricist-dies-at-86/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922033016/https://silverscreenindia.com/life/news/pulamaipithan-veteran-tamil-poet-and-lyricist-dies-at-86/ |archive-date=22 September 2021 |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=Silverscreen India}}
References
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External links
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{{Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film}}
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Films about women in India
Category:Films based on Tamil novels
Category:Films directed by R. C. Sakthi
Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan