Adutha Veettu Penn (transl. The Girl Next Door) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film[1] directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah and written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The film stars Anjali Devi (who co-produced the film with her husband, composer P. Adinarayana Rao), T. R. Ramachandran and K. A. Thangavelu. It is a remake of the Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952), itself based on the namesake short story by Arun Chowdhury. In Adutha Veettu Penn, a simple man wants to impress a woman he loves by singing, but since he cannot, his friend, a singer, sings in secret while the simple man merely lip syncs, and wins the woman's love. The film was released on 11 February 1960, and became a success.
Directed by : Vedantam Raghavaiah
Screenplay by : Thanjai Ramaiah Dass
Story by : Arun Chowdhury
Produced by : Adi Narayana Rao
Starring : Anjali Devi , T. R. Ramachandran , K. A. Thangavelu
Cinematography : C. Nageswara Rao
Edited by : N. S. Prakasam
Music by : P. Adinarayana Rao
Production company : Anjali Pictures
Release date : 11 February 1960
Running time : 145 minutes
Country : India
Language : Tamil