Pudhumai Penn (1984 film)


Pudhumai Penn is a 1984 Tamil-language drama film directed by P. Bharathiraja starring Pandiyan and Revathi.

Cast

Pudhumai Penn marked the acting debut of Rajasekhar. It was also Pandiyan's only collaboration with AVM Productions. The studio's name was prefixed to the film's title, taking inspiration from Pallandu Vazhga, which had its lead actor M. G. Ramachandran's name prefixed to its title.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.

Release and reception

Pudhumai Penn was released on 14 July 1984, and ran for 208 days in the Mini Priya theatre, Madurai. The film failed during its first run. M. G. Ramachandran, then the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, decided to re-release the film with tax exemption which led to huge success at box-office.
In 2014, Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised Revathi's performance, but noted that the melodrama quotient was "a little too high".