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. 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.
Cast
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
Production Suhasini Maniratnam made her debut as a director through Penn, a mini-series with standalone episodes focusing on the lives of South Indian women.
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.
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