Pengal Veettin Kangal (transl. Women are the eyes of the house) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars S. S. Chandran and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 10 March 1990.
| Pengal Veettin Kangal | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | T. P. Gajendran |
| Written by | Vaali (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | T. P. Gajendran |
| Story by | T. P. Gajendran |
| Produced by | K. R. Gangadharan |
| Starring | S. S. Chandran K. R. Vijaya |
| Cinematography | Baby Philips |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | KRG Movies International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Dhanalakshmi, a tehsildar, and her husband Kanagalingam have five daughters. During the marriage of their first daughter, the groom's party offers to foot the bill for the marriage saying that they consider it their privilege to do so. However, after the marriage is solemnised, the groom's father furnishes a bill for the amount he spent and asks Kanagalingam to pay up. When Dhanalakshmi reprimands him for his naivety, an angered Kanagalingam swears he will get his other daughters without paying dowry. His daughters make the task easy for him by falling in love. Kanagalingam somehow manages to finalise their marriages. But his travails do not end. All the daughters return home following problems in their in-law's households. However, Dhanalakshmi is not disheartened. She secures jobs for her daughters and makes them financially independent and at the same time working towards sending them back to their husband's homes. Whether Dhanalakshmi succeeds in her endeavours or not forms the crux of the story.
Cast
edit- S. S. Chandran as Kanagalingam
- K. R. Vijaya as Dhanalakshmi
- Pandiyan as Jeeva
- Chandrasekhar
- Anand Babu as Prakash
- Dilip
- Charle
- Kuladeivam Rajagopal
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- K. K. Soundar
- Bheeman Raghu
- Krishnamoorthy
- Kovai Anuradha
- Urvashi (actress)
- Pallavi
- Vaishnavi
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Vaali.[1][2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pagalalla Ithu Pagalalla" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Aambilaikku" | S. P. Sailaja | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Pengal Veettin Kangal" | P. Susheela | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Yaaru Petha Pillai" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Pengal Veettin Kangal" (duet) | Mano, Suja | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Saalaiyile Rendu Maadu" | Mano, Suja | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 25:10 | ||
Release and reception
editPengal Veettin Kangal was released on 10 March 1990.[3] C. R. K. of Kalki praised S. S. Chandran's acting and Vaali's dialogues but felt the film and some scenes reminds of certain director and concluded calling the film's director as perfect heir to him.[4] It won the Tamil Nadu government's ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹7.7 lakh or US$9,200 in 2023) award for low budget films.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Pengal Veettin Kangal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 18 January 1990. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Muthalali Amma and Pengal Veetting Kangal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Pengal Veetin Kangal (1990)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ சி. ஆர். கே. (1 April 1990). "பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 22. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "TV Films". The Indian Express. 27 September 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
External links
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