Pennin Perumai

Padma is forced to marry a mentally dull man Raghu, whom she eventually makes a normal human while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law and brother-in-law Nagu. was the first film where Gemini and Sivaji Ganesan acted together. , who later went on to become a director, worked as a sound engineer. The music was composed by and . Background score was provided by . All lyrics were penned by . The song “Azhuvadhaa Illai Sirippadhaa” is the first duet T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela sang together. Kanthan of praised the performances of the main cast, especially Gemini Ganesan for deviating from the caring, affectionate and romantic characters he was known for portraying. wrote, “All-round acting of very high order in a powerful drama of human emotions easily marks out Ragini Films’ as a class picture”. The critic also appreciated Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass’ dialogues.