Penn () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written by Ra. Venkatachalam and directed by M. V. Raman. It stars Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganesan, S. Balachander and Anjali Devi while V. Nagayya, V. K. Ramasamy, K. N. Kamlam, K. R. Chellam and K. Sankarapani as the ensemble cast, was produce by A. V. Chettiar of AVM Productions. The score is composed by R. Sudharsanam with the lyrics by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, K. P. Kamakshi and V. Seetharaman. Editing was done by K. Shankar and M. V. Raman while the camera was handled by T. Muthu Sami. Plot The film's story revolves around two friends Rani and Kanmani. Cast Male cast Gemini Ganesan as Raju S. Balachander as Raghu S. V. Sahasranamam K. Sarangapani V. Nagayya V. K. Ramasamy P. D. Sambandam Female cast Vyjayanthimala as Rani Anjali Devi as Kanmani K. N. Kamalam K. R. Chellam Baby Rhadha Production Penn was produced by A. V. Meiyappan, the founder of AVM Productions. It was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Ladki and in Telugu as Sangham. Vyjayanthimala appeared as the female lead in all three versions. Gemini Ganesan was cast after Meiyappan was impressed with his performance in Thai Ullam (1952). Soundtrack The music was composed by R. Sudharsanam. Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, K. P. Kamakshi and V. Seetharaman. The song Kalyaanam Kalyaanam....... Ullaasamaagave Ulagaththil Vaazhave sung by J. P. Chandrababu for S. Balachander becomes an instant hit and was still played in many television. It was remixed by Sundar C. Babu for Thoonga Nagaram (2011). Box office The film was a hit at box office. References External links 1950s feminist films 1950s multilingual films 1950s Tamil-language films 1954 films 1954 musical comedy films 1954 romantic comedy films AVM Productions films Films about women in India Films set in 1954 Films set in Chennai Films set in Myanmar Films set in Sri Lanka Indian black-and-white films Indian dance films Indian multilingual films Indian musical comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Tamil films remade in other languages Films directed by M. V. Raman