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{{short description|1965 film by Tapi Chanakya}}
{{distinguish|Enga Veettu Pillai}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Enga Veettu Penn
| image = Enga Veettu Penn poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]]
| writer = [[Aluri Chakrapani]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Shavukaru]]''|Aluri Chakrapani}}
| producer = [[B. Nagi Reddy]]<br />Aluri Chakrapani
| starring = [[M. R. Radha]]<br />[[S. V. Subbaiah]]<br />[[A. V. M. Rajan]]<br />[[Vijaya Nirmala|Nirmala]]
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]]
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Combines Productions]]
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1965|10|23}}
| runtime = 177 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=234}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Enga Veettu Penn''''' ({{Translation|The girl of our household}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] and produced by [[B. Nagi Reddy]] and [[Aluri Chakrapani]] of [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Combines Productions]]. A remake of the company's own [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Shavukaru]]'' (1950), it features an [[ensemble cast]] that consists of [[M. R. Radha]], [[S. V. Subbaiah]], [[A. V. M. Rajan]], [[Jaishankar]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[Nagesh]], [[V. Nagaiah]], [[O. A. K. Thevar]] and Nirmala, who became known as [[Vijaya Nirmala]] after its release. The film was released on 23 October 1965.

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=May 2021}}

== Cast ==
;Male cast{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=384}}
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Nagalingam
* [[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Ramaiya
* [[A. V. M. Rajan]] as Chandran
* [[Jaishankar]] as Narayanan
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Thanakodi
* [[Nagesh]] as Karunaimalai
*[[V. Nagaiah]] as blind ascetic
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Rangan
* Kottapuli Jayaraman as Aadiyapadham
* [[Usilai Mani]] as Vellimalai
* [[K. K. Soundar]] as Lawyer

;Female cast{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=384}}
* [[Vijaya Nirmala|Nirmala]] as Lakshmi
* C. Vasantha as Santha
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Raami
* Madhavi as Bakkiam
* [[N. Seethalakshmi]] as Anjalai

== Production ==
''Enga Veetu Penn'' was directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] and produced by [[B. Nagi Reddy]] and [[Aluri Chakrapani]] of [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Combines Productions]].<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite web |title=1965 – எங்க வீட்டு பெண் – விஜயா கம்பைன்ஸ் புரொ. |trans-title=1965 – Enga Veettu Penn – Vijaya Combines Pro. |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails9.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181121064033/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails9.asp# |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}</ref> It was remade from the company's own [[Telugu language|Telugu]] production ''[[Shavukaru]]'' (1950), and co-producer Chakrapani doubled as screenwriter, making the film more modern than the Telugu original.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=384}} Cinematography was handled by [[Marcus Bartley]], editing by C. P. Jambulingam, and art direction by S. Krishna Rao and Kaladhar.<ref name="poster" /> [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], originally part of the cast, criticised the casting of [[Vijaya Nirmala|Nirmala]] as the female lead, feeling she looked "too frail" to play her character, and ordered the producers to replace her. Nagi Reddy cancelled shooting for the day. The next day, Nirmala was called back to the studio, and realised that Ranga Rao was replaced by [[S. V. Subbaiah]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=13 August 2015 |title=Milestone in Vijaya Nirmala's long innings |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/vijaya-nirmala-completes-65-years-in-the-film-industry/article7534046.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121070928/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/vijaya-nirmala-completes-65-years-in-the-film-industry/article7534046.ece |archive-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> The final length of the film was {{convert|4873|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Anandan" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while [[Kannadasan]] and [[Alangudi Somu]] were the lyricists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enga Veettu Penn |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/154 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714064059/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/154 |archive-date=14 July 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Deivam Malarodu Vaitha
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Kaalagale Nillungal
| lyrics2 = Kannadasan
| extra2 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| length2 =
| title3 = Sirippu Pathi Azhugai Pathi
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| extra3 = [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Kaalgale Nillungal Kangale
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| length4 =
| title5 = Iyarkkai Annai
| lyrics5 = [[Alangudi Somu]]
| extra5 = [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]]
| length5 =
}}

== Release and reception ==

''Enga Veetu Penn'' was released on 23 October 1965, [[Diwali]] day.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=23 October 1965 |title=Engaveettu Penn |pages=14 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19651023&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=14 February 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Writing in ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', T. M. Ramachandran called it a "damp squib", saying that "the picture attempts to sustain the interest of the viewers with its heartwarming story but the audience cannot but see a ring of familiarity around the whole theme." He applauded the performances of the cast, particularly Jaishankar and Rajan, but criticised the abundance of songs, saying that "holds up the story many a time".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=4 December 1965 |title=Enga Veetu Penn |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12064 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=19 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12064/page/n55 51]}}</ref> After the film's release, Nirmala prefixed Vijaya, the studio's name, to her screen name.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=234}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0319358}}
{{Tapi Chanakya}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1965 drama films]]
[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tapi Chanakya]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]

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