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Wikipedia article
'Penngal' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Marudhu. The film stars Akash and Divyasree, with Santhoshi and Santhana Bharathi in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Bharathwaj, the film was released on 8 December 2000.
Cast
*Akash as Bharath Nageswaran
*Divyasree as Kaveri
*Santhoshi as Amudhavalli
*Santhana Bharathi
*Manivannan
*Ashwini
*Sharmili
*S. N. Parvathy
*Vichithra
Production
The producers of the film were unhappy after actress Divyasree broke an exclusivity contract and she signed on for a film opposite actor Murali amid production.
Soundtrack
The music composed by Bharathwaj.
Release
A reviewer from 'The Hindu' wrote "films such as 'Penngal' are required to make us a little more conscious of the social problems but they should be made with a little more care and sensitivity". The critic added "one must commend the director for taking on such a theme", as "he brings to focus every aspect of these women's miserable existence - the desperation and dejection on the faces when a son is born, the fear when their young daughter is forcefully `readied' for the `occasion', the poverty and the diseases and the ostracism from the rest of the world".
References
Category:2000 films
Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Indian feminist films
Category:Films about women in India
Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (composer)
Category:2000 directorial debut films
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