Penn (transl. Girl) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 27 February 2006 to 24 November 2006 for 195 episodes.[1]
| Penn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| English | Penn |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Screenplay by | Subha |
| Directed by | C.J. Baskar |
| Starring | Seetha Meera Vasudevan Delhi Ganesh Ajay Rathnam Viji Chandrasekhar T. V. Varadarajan Subhalekha Sudhakar Vijay Sethupathi |
| Theme music composer | Ramkiran Dhina (Title Song) Kiran (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | "Nandri Ulla Penne" (Vocals) Nithyasree Mahadevan Dev Prakash Jaidev Vairamuthu (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 195 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Anita Kumaran |
| Cinematography | Sharavana Pandian |
| Editor | K. Selvamani |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Aniksha Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 27 February 2006 – 24 November 2006 |
The show starred Seetha, Meera Vasudevan, Delhi Ganesh, Ajay Rathnam, Viji Chandrasekhar, T. V. Varadarajan, Subhalekha Sudhakar and Dr. Sharmila. It was produced by Aniksha Productions, director by C.J. Baskar. Penn focuses on the hardships that women face in their life.[2]
Plot
editThe story of Ranganayaki (Seetha) a woman who heads a business empire and Deepa (Meera Vasudevan) is inducted into the family business.
Cast
edit- Seetha as Ranganayaki[3]
- Meera Vasudevan as Deepa/Anjali
- Delhi Ganesh as Kasi
- Ajay Rathnam as Bhadri
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Kalavathi (Kala)
- Vijay Sethupathi as Bharani[4]
- Attakathi Dinesh as Karthik
- T. V. Varadarajan
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Muthukumar
- Dr. Sharmila as Uma
- Sanjeev as Solaiyappan "Solai"
- Prajin as Kailash
- Supriya as Poongudi
- Latharao as Mohini
- Dev Anand Sharma /Muralidharan
- K. Manokar
- Iswarya as Swathi
- Rama
- Sangetha Balan
- Raj Madhan
- Nirmala as Chitra
- Kiruthika
- Sabitha Anand as Anandhi, Ranganayaki's sister (Cameo)
Original soundtrack
editTitle song
editIt was written by lyricist Vairamuthu, composed by the music director Ramkiran Dhina. It was sung by Nithyasree Mahadevan, Dev Prakash and Jaidev.
Soundtrack
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nandri Ulla Penne (நன்றி உள்ள பெண்ணே)[5]" | Vairamuthu | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Dev Prakash, Jaidev | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Jinguchaku (ஜிங்குச்சாக்கு)" | Vairamuthu | Sujatha Mohan | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Thaiyaval Seiyaval (தாயவள் செய்வாள் )" | Vairamuthu | KK | 3:00 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Penn Serial Story". suntv.blogspot.ch.
- ^ "About Penn Serial". www.nettv4u.com.
- ^ "Seeta & Meera to small screen". www.sify.com.[dead link]
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/before-films-vijay-sethupathi-acted-in-a-tv-series-titled-penn/articleshow/50531831.cms
- ^ "Penn Serial Song on Youtube". www.youtube.com.
External links
edit- Official Website (in English)