Pengal Veettin Kangal
Poster
Directed byT. P. Gajendran
Written byVaali (dialogues)
Screenplay byT. P. Gajendran
Story byT. P. Gajendran
Produced byK. R. Gangadharan
StarringS. S. Chandran
K. R. Vijaya
CinematographyBaby Philips
Edited byGanesh–Kumar
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
KRG Movies International
Release date
  • 10 March 1990 (1990-03-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pengal Veettin Kangal (transl. Women are the eyes of the house) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars S. S. Chandran and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 10 March 1990.

Plot

Dhanalakshmi, a tehsildar, and her husband Kanagalingam have five daughters. During the marriage of their first daughter, the groom's party offers to foot the bill for the marriage saying that they consider it their privilege to do so. However, after the marriage is solemnised, the groom's father furnishes a bill for the amount he spent and asks Kanagalingam to pay up. When Dhanalakshmi reprimands him for his naivety, an angered Kanagalingam swears he will get his other daughters without paying dowry. His daughters make the task easy for him by falling in love. Kanagalingam somehow manages to finalise their marriages. But his travails do not end. All the daughters return home following problems in their in-law's households. However, Dhanalakshmi is not disheartened. She secures jobs for her daughters and makes them financially independent and at the same time working towards sending them back to their husband's homes. Whether Dhanalakshmi succeeds in her endevours or not forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Vaali.[1][2]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Pagalalla Ithu Pagalalla"Mano, K. S. Chithra4:23
2."Aambilaikku"S. P. Sailaja4:47
3."Pengal Veettin Kangal"P. Susheela3:41
4."Yaaru Petha Pillai"Malaysia Vasudevan4:17
5."Pengal Veettin Kangal" (duet)Mano, Suja4:19
6."Saalaiyile Rendu Maadu"Mano, Suja3:43
Total length:25:10

Release and reception

Pengal Veettin Kangal was released on 10 March 1990.[3] C. R. K. of Kalki praised S. S. Chandran's acting and Vaali's dialogues but felt the film and some scenes reminds of certain director and concluded calling the film's director as perfect heir to him.[4] It won the Tamil Nadu government's ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹7.7 lakh or US$9,600 in 2023) award for low budget films.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Pengal Veettin Kangal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 18 January 1990. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Muthalali Amma and Pengal Veetting Kangal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Pengal Veetin Kangal (1990)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ↑ சி. ஆர். கே. (1 April 1990). "பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 22. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "TV Films". The Indian Express. 27 September 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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