Athisaya Penn
| Athisaya Penn அதிசய பெண் | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | M.V. Raman |
| Produced by | M.V. Raman |
| Written by |
Javar Seetharaman (story / dialogues) |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vyjayanthimala |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
| Cinematography | T. Muthu Sami |
| Edited by | M. V. Raman |
Production company |
Raman Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Athisaya Penn (Wonder Woman) is a 1959 Tamil romantic comedy film, produced and directed by M. V. Raman on Raman Productions banner. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles and composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film is remake of Hindi Movie Aasha (1957). This film was shot in Gevacolor with some portions in Technicolor.
Plot
The film begins Muthuraja (Sarangapani), a rich man and a Carnatic music lover, who fails to manage his estate, his son Manivannan (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), is a good-hearted person and always helps poor people even though he is from rich Zamindar family and also has no interest in the family business. It is left to Muthuraja’s sister Maragatham (M.S. Draupathi) to look after the business affairs and her son Raju (Manohar), who lives in Madras, is a wastrel. Maragatham sends Manivannan to Madras so he can be educated by Raju. While in the process of booking a room at a hotel in Madras, Manivannan comes across Lally (Madhuri Devi) who is unable to clear her hotel bill. He takes pity on her and clears the bill. Raju, in charge of training for Manivannan, doesn’t quite care about him and lets him do as he wishes. One day, Manivannan goes to watch a dance drama in a college hostel and ends up meeting a young dancer, Nirmala (Vyjayanthimala), with whom he falls in love. Once both of them go for a hunt in the jungle, Raju meets an old man who demands he marry his jilted daughter. Raju murders him and complications result when Manivannan is charged. Finally, Manivannan and his lover Nirmala prevails the truth and shows Raju is guilty and movie ends with marriage of Manivannan and Nirmala.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Manivannan
- Vyjayanthimala as Nirmala
- R. S. Manohar as Raju
- K. Sankarapani as Muthuraja
- K. N. Kamlam
- S. A. Ashokan
- M. S. Thirowpathi
- V. Seetharaman
- Angamuthu
- Eswar
- M.S. Draupathi as Maragatham
- E. V. Saroja
- Madhuri Devi as Lally
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[1]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyricist | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Anipillai Tennampillai | Seergazhi Govindarajan | V. Seetharaman | 03:18 |
| 2 | Eena Meena Deeka [Female] | P. Susheela | V. Seetharaman | 03:19 |
| 3 | Eena Meena Deeka [Male] | T. M. Soundararajan | V. Seetharaman | 03:09 |
| 4 | Eppo Varuvaro | P. Susheela | V. Seetharaman | 03:05 |
| 5 | Makara Veenai | A. P. Komala | 02:30 | |
| 6 | Sila Per Vazha | T. M. Soundararajan | Subbu Arumugam | 03:15 |
| 7 | Thanni Podura Pazhakam | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:14 | |
| 8 | Unnai Ninaichale | P. Susheela | V. Setharaman | 03:13 |
| 9 | Unthan Jaalam | P. Susheela | V. Seetharaman | |
| 10 | Kalangatha ullamum | P. Susheela | V. Seetharaman | |
| 11 | Angum Ingum Engum Niraindha | T. M. Soundararajan | V. Seetharaman |
Inspiration
The film is a remake from 1957 Bollywood film Aasha which becomes hit at box office[2] and ended up as 7th highest-grossing film of 1957. It starred by Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala who reprises her role from the original and also directed by M. V. Raman.
References
- ↑ Adhisaya Penn Song Book. The Madras City Printers.
- ↑ "Box Office 1957". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-30.