Pathini Penn

Pathini Penn (transl. 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.^[1] The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by G. Thilakavathi,^[2] was released on 25 June 1993.

Plot

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.^[4]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Pandiya Naatu Seemai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
2.	"Ulagam Namma Veedu"	Vani Jairam
3.	"Thottil Ondru Illai Endru"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Ennamma Varutham"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Pathini Penn was released on 25 June 1993.^[5] Janagaraj bought the distribution rights of the film for Chennai.^[6] 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".^[3] The film won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film, R. C. Sakthi won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer,^[7] Rupini won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress,^{[citation needed]} while Pulamaipithan won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist.^[8]

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^ "புரட்சிகரமான 'பெரியம்மா'". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 August 1992. p. 23. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ James, Anu (23 February 2015). "Kamal Haasan's Mentor Director RC Sakthi Dies at 76 [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^ "Pulamaipithan, Veteran Tamil Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 86". Silverscreen India. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.