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Avalum Penn Thaane (transl. She Too Is A Woman) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Durai in his directorial debut.[2] The film stars Sumithra, R. Muthuraman and M. R. R. Vasu. It received critical acclaim and became a commercial success.[1][3]

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Avalum Penn Thaane
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Directed by	Durai
Written by	Durai
Produced by	Pandari Bai
Starring	Sumithra R. Muthuraman M. R. R. Vasu Pandari Bai
Cinematography	Manohar
Edited by	M. Umanath
Music by	V. Kumar
Production company	Sri Panduranga Productions
Release date	13 December 1974
Running time	164 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Sumithra as Sita
• R. Muthuraman as Muthu
• M. R. R. Vasu as Seetha's pimp[1]
• S. V. Sahasranamam as Uma's father
• Pandari Bai as Muthu's mother
• Thengai Srinivasan
• V. K. Ramasamy
• K. R. Indira Devi as Ruku
• Manorama
• S. V. Ramadoss
• M. N. Rajam as Subbu
• Adhithyan
• Mynavathi
• Rama Prabha as Uma
• Kanthimathi as Ponamma
• L. Kanchana (Dance)

Production

Avalum Penn Thaane is the directorial debut of Durai who also wrote the screenplay.[1] It was produced by Pandari Bai, under the banner Sri Panduranga Productions. She also acted in the film as the mother of R. Muthuraman's character. Sumithra made her acting debut in this film, portraying a prostitute.[3] The film had cinematography by Manohar, and it was edited by M. Umanath. Shooting took place at Vikram and Vasu Studios.[3]

Music

The music of the film was composed by V. Kumar, and the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela and Jamuna Rani.[3] There were only two songs in the film.[4]

Reception

Avalum Penn Thaane was a critical and commercial success. Film historian Randor Guy noted that it would be remembered for "Its socially relevant theme, excellent acting by Sumithra, R Muthuraman and Pandari Bai".[3]

References

External links

• Avalum Penn Thaane at IMDb

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