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Directed by
  
S. Soundararajan

Story by
  
S. Soundararajan

Produced by
  
S. Soundararajan

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Screenplay by
  
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Doss

Starring
  
T. K. Shanmugam V. K. Ramasami M. V. Rajamma M. N. Rajam S. A. Natarajan C. T. Rajakantham and others

Music by
  
Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer

Music director
  
Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer

Cast
  
V K Ramasamy, M N Rajam, MV Rajamma, T K Shanmugam, C T Rajakantham

Penn Manam (English: Female Mentality) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and produced by S. Soundararajan. The film features T. K. Shanmugam and M. V. Rajamma in the lead roles.

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Plot

Paramasivam, a farmer who lives with his wife Meenakshi and three children in Thanjavur, finds life difficult. Unable to face the difficulties, he goes to Colombo without informing his wife, and joins a drama troupe there. One of his children dies and Meenakshi is harassed by people. She tries to kill the other two children along with herself by jumping into a river with the children. However, they are saved by a sadhu (ascetic). In Colombo, Paramasivam saves a child from being run over by a car. The car owner gives Paramasivam money in gratitude, and the latter returns to his village in India. Whether he succeeds in finding his family and whether all are able to live together forms the rest of the story.

Crew

Production, Screenplay and Direction: S. Soundararajan
Dialogues and Lyrics: Thanjai N. Ramaiah Doss
Cinematography: M. R. Purushotham
Studio: Shyamala Studios

Production

Shooting took place at the now non-existent Shyamala Studios.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer assisted by T. A. Kalyanam. The singers are M. L. Vasanthakumari, A. E. Saraswathi, A. P. Komala, T. A. Mothi and Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer.

References

Penn Manam Wikipedia