Synopsis
Pennin Perumai is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Pullayya.
The movie stars Sivaji Ganesan in his debut, Gemini Ganesan also making his first appearance on screen, Savitri, and Santha Kumari.
It features the music composed by B. N. Rao and A. Rama Rao, with background score by Master Venu and lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
The plot revolves around Padma who is forced to marry a mentally challenged man named Raghu. Through her influence, she manages to bring him back to normal while simultaneously teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law and brother-in-law Nagu.
Pennin Perumai was the first film where Gemini and Sivaji Ganesan acted together. Durai, who later went on to become a director, worked as a sound engineer.
The movie is a remake of the Telugu film Ardhangi, based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel Swayamsiddha, written by Manilal Banerjee.
