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Anaadhai Penn

Anaadhai Penn
Tamil அனாதை பெண்
Directed by Raghupathi Prakash
Produced by M. Somasundaram, Mohideen
Written by Somayajulu (Dialogues)
Screenplay by Raghupathi Prakash
Story by Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki Ammal
Starring M. K. Radha
T. A. Sundarambal
P. U. Chinnappa
Kothamangalam Subbu
Cinematography Kamal Gosh
Edited by Dharmveer
Production
company
Release date
  • 26 November 1938 (1938-11-26) (India)
Running time
3 hrs. 25 mins. (18500 ft.)
Country India
Language Tamil

Anaadhai Penn (English: Orphan Girl) is a 1938 Indian, Tamil-language film directed by R. Prakash. The film featured M. K. Radha and T. A. Sundarambal in the lead roles. P. U. Chinnappa, who was a budding artiste then, featured as a villain. Kothamangalam Subbu was cast in a comedy role.

The story is of an orphan young girl who falls in love with a young man from a rich family. The young man leaves for England for higher studies and the girl undergoes many hardships. However, finally the young man returns and both are happily united.

The following lists are compiled from the The Hindu article and from the database of Film News Anandan.

Anaadhai Penn was first published as a novel. Jupiter Pictures sought to film the novel and booked M. K. Radha as the hero. Author Vai. Mu. Kothainayaki Ammal insisted that she should be informed from time to time, of the developments in the making of the film. M. K. Radha fully suited his role and was in fact proud of it. After the release of the film, many young people started imitating him. Kothamangalam Subbu was credited as S. M. Subramaniam.

During the 1930s most of the films did not have a separate music composer. The lyricist set the tune and the artistes sang the songs while the company orchestra provided the background music.

Lyrics for this film were penned by Papanasam Sivan.

The film was a success at the box office. Film historian Randor Guy wrote that the film is "Remembered for: Radha’s performance and his sartorial elegance which became a craze those days, and Kothamangalam Subbu’s comedy."


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