Penn (1991 TV series)

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Penn

Genre| Drama
Created by| Charuhasan
Written by| Suhasini Maniratnam
Directed by|

* Suhasini Maniratnam

Starring|

* Revathi
* Bhanupriya
* Geetha
* Radhika
* Amala
* Shobana
* Saranya
* Suhasini

Music by| Ilaiyaraaja
Country of origin| India
Original language| Tamil
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 8
Production
Cinematography| G. P. Krishna
Editors| B. Lenin
Gopal
Original release
Network| Madras Doordarshan
Release| 1991 (1991)

Penn is a 1991 Indian drama anthology miniseries directed by Suhasini Maniratnam and produced by Charuhasan. The series on Madras Doordarshan featured eight standalone episodes examining the lives of South Indian women. Actresses Revathi, Bhanupriya, Geetha, Radhika, Amala, Shobana, Saranya and Suhasini herself play the lead roles in the eight episodes, with an ensemble set of other actors in supporting roles.[1][2] The series has music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, cinematography by G. P. Krishna and editing by B. Lenin and Gopal. The series was released in 1991.[3]

## Cast

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Hemavukku Kalyanam

* Revathi as Hema
* Charuhasan as Hema's father
* Srividya as Hema's mother
* Nithya as Hema's sister
* Baby Raasi as the young version of Hema
* Baby Neena as the young version of Hema's sister

Appa Appadithan

* Gemini Ganesan as Sharada's father
* Bhanupriya as Sharada
* Bhanu Chander as Chandrasekhar
* Rajyalakshmi as Sujatha
* A. V. Ramanan as Chandrasekhar's brother
* Lakshmipriya as Sharada's mother
* Mythili as Chandrasekar's sister-in-law
* Priya as Priya

Appa Irukken

* Geetha
* Chandrahasan
* A. V. Ramanan
* Kakinada Shyamala
* Devika Rani
* Geetha Nagarajan
* Meena
* Vikram Raj

Mrs Ranganath

* Radhika
* Sarath Babu
* Master Richard
* Baby Divya
* Susheela Ranganath
* Veeraraghavan
* Raghavendar
* Veerasamy
* Balaji
* Krishnan

Kutty Anand

* Amala
* Nizhalgal Ravi
* Master Anand
* Kutty Padmini
* Poornam Viswanathan
* Vani
* Gayathri

Love Story

* Shobana
* Nithya
* Priya
* Radhabhai
* Raja
* Venky

Raji Maathiri Ponnu

* Sowcar Janaki
* Raghuvaran
* Saranya

Vaarthai Thavari Vittai

* Parthiban
* Suhasini Maniratnam

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Original release date

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1| "Hemavukku Kalyanam"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
2| "Appa Appadithan"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
3| "Appa Irukken"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
4| "Mrs Ranganath"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
5| "Kutty Anand"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
6| "Love Story"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
7| "Raji Maathiri Ponnu"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)
8| "Vaarthai Thavari Vittai"| Suhasini Maniratnam| 1991 (1991)

## Production

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Suhasini Maniratnam made her debut as a director through Penn, a mini-series with standalone episodes focusing on the lives of South Indian women.[4][5][6][7]

V. Priya, who later moved on to work as a film writer and director, made her debut as an actress through the series. She noted she was inspired by Suhasini's style of film-making and the process inspired her to take up a career in the film industry.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Seker, Archanaa (12 October 2017). "Penn, they don't make them like these anymore!". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
2. ^ "Suhasini Maniratnam is in search of something special". The Times of India. 16 November 2018.
3. ^ "പെണ്‍: സുഹാസിനിയുടെ കഥാചിത്രങ്ങളിലൂടെ". 20 January 2020.
4. ^ "Kannada films got me recognition: Suhasini Mani Ratnam". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2009.
5. ^ Johnson, David (8 May 2020). "Mani Ratnam's wife Suhasini wears director's hat after 25 years". International Business Times.
6. ^ "The jewel in her life". The Times of India. 27 April 2003.
7. ^ "The Tribune - Windows - Main Feature". tribuneindia.com.
8. ^ "'A love story about real people'". www.rediff.com.

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