Veguli pen(1971)
Veguli Penn is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language mystery drama film directed by S. S. Devadoss. It stars Gemini Ganesan as Inspector Ramu and Devika as his wife Janaki. The supporting cast includes R. Muthuraman, Nagesh, V. K. Ramasamy, V. Nirmala, and K. Balaji. The story follows a woman who becomes pregnant under mysterious circumstances, and the search for the father of her child. The film is an adaptation of Kalaignanam's play Vellikizhamai. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 19th National Film Awards. The film was released on 2 July 1971 and ran for over 100 days in theatres.
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- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1971
- Director
- S. S. Devadas
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 3m 0
Storyline
Inspector Ramu and his wife Janaki live a happy life with Janaki's younger sister Radha. When Radha becomes pregnant, Janaki hides the truth and desperately searches for the father. Suspicions fall on multiple men, including Ramu's brother Muthu. The shocking identity of the father threatens to destroy the entire family.
“One night. One mistake. A family destroyed.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Veguli pen
Cast reunions in this film: Nagesh & M. S. Viswanathan (108 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & R. Muthuraman (65 films together), Nagesh & R. Muthuraman (43 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & V. K. Ramasamy (40 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & Gemini Ganesan (27 films together), and Nagesh & Gemini Ganesan (25 films together).
Trivia
- The film was produced by the director S. S. Devadas himself under his banner, Devadas Pictures.
- It was one of the early Tamil films to directly address the social stigma around unwed motherhood.
- The movie's music was composed by V. Kumar, who was a frequent collaborator with director S. S. Devadas.
- Actress Jayalalithaa was initially considered for the lead role, but it ultimately went to K. R. Vijaya.
- The film's release coincided with a period of increasing bold themes in Tamil cinema during the early 1970s.
- A subplot in the film involves a courtroom drama, which was a popular narrative device in social issue movies of the era.