Adutha Veetu Penn
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| Tamil | அடுத்த வீட்டு பெண் |
| Directed by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Produced by | Adhi Narayana Rao |
| Written by | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass |
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Pasher Bari by Arun Chowdhury |
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Anjali Devi T. R. Ramachandran K. A. Thangavelu K. Sarangkapani T. P. Muthulakshmi M. Saroja |
| Music by | Adhi Narayana Rao |
| Cinematography | C. Nageswara Rao |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakasam |
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| Distributed by | Anjali Pictures |
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145 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Adutha Veettu Penn (English: The Girl Next Door) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. The film stars Anjali Devi, T. R. Ramachandran and K. A. Thangavelu in the lead. It is based on the Bengali short story Pasher Bari by Arun Chowdhury.
A simple man (Ramachandran) falls in love with his neighbour Leela (Anjali Devi), who sings and dances well. He wants to impress her by singing, but he cannot sing. So he seeks the help of his friend, a singer (Thangavelu) who agrees to help. While Thangavelu sings in the background, Ramachandran just lip-syncs. Leela is charmed by what she thinks is Ramachandran singing and falls in love with him. Soon the truth comes out, and the rest of the film deals with how the tangle between the lovers is solved.
Adutha Veettu Penn was produced by Anjali Devi (who also starred as the female lead) and her husband P. Adinarayana Rao, who also composed the music. The film's animated opening credits were created by Dayabhai Patel.
The soundtrack album was composed by P. Adinarayana Rao, with lyrics were by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
The credit titles done in cartoon style with much humour served as an additional attraction for the film. The film was a major hit mainly because of its full-length situational comedy, rare back then in Indian cinema and more so in Tamil. Film historian Randor Guy praised the film for the "comedy and the excellent performances by the actors."
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