Athisaya Thirudan
Athisaya Thirudan (தமிழ்: அதிசய திருடன், English: Surprising Thief (Or) Crafty Thief) is 1958 Tamil film directed by P. Pullaiah and produced by S. Bhavanarayanan and D. B. Narayanan. The film's script and lyrics was written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Soundtrack was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and K. Prasad Rao. The film stars Gemini Ganesan portraying the titular character, with T. S. Balaiah, Savitri, K. A. Thangavelu, T. P. Muthulakshmi and Chittoor V. Nagaiah in supporting roles.[1]
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| Directed by | P. Pullaiah |
| Produced by | S. Bhavanarayanan D. B. Narayanan |
| Written by | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Savitri T. S. Balaiah K. A. Thangavelu T. P. Muthulakshmi |
| Music by | S. Dakshinamurthi K. Prasad Rao |
| Cinematography | Annaiah |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakasam R. V. Rajan |
Production company | Vijaya - Vahini Studio |
| Distributed by | Sahini Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The story is about a crafty thief (Gemini Ganesan) and a wicked Minister Neelakalakantam (T. S. Balaiah) out to rob the state's finances and is also after many women, one of them Gowri (Savitri), who is in love with thief character, she takes him to a Saint (Chittoor V. Nagaiah) to give up his thieving ways. The plans works. However, in order to expose the Minister, he is forced to break his promise. While trying to open the palace's jewel safe that contains four rare diamonds, he meets an old one-eyed beggar (K. A. Thangavelu, who is actually the King in disguise). The villain finally gets exposed, with the lovers uniting, with the blessing of the King.[1]
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Athisaya Thirudan
- Savitri as Gowri
- T. S. Balaiah as Neelakalkantam (Minister)
- K. A. Thangavelu as the King
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as the Queen
- Chittoor V. Nagaiah as the Saint
- Baby Rajakumari as Pachai
- K. Nadarajan as Kannaiah
- V. M. Ezhumalai
- Dhanam
- K. N. Kamalam as Gowri's mother
Crew
- Director: P. Pullaiah
- Script: Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Music: S. Dakshinamurthi
- Art: Got Gahngar
- Stills: M. Sathyam
- Processing: P. M. Vijaya Raghavalu (Vijaya Laboratory)
- Audiography: A. Krishnan
- Re - Recordin: K. Viswanath
- Choreography: Vembatti Sathyam, Thanga Raj and chinni- Sambath Kumar
- Stunts: V. P. Swamy
Soundtrack
| Athisaya Thirudan | |
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| Released | 1958 |
| Recorded | 1958 |
| Genre | Sareegama |
| Length | 19:05 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | S. Dakshinamurthi |
Music composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and K. Prasad Rao. Lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.[2] Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, S. V. Ponnusamy, Jikki, P. Suseela, K. Jamuna Rani & S. Janaki.
The music was a major plus point, with one song about Lord Muruga, Muruga Endrathum Urugaadhaa Manam turning out to be a hit, sung by T. M. Soundararajan the song was picturised on Chitoor V. Nagaiah.[1]
| No. | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Vaarunga Ammaa Maarey" | Jikki | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 02:51 |
| 2 | "Muruga Endrathum Urugaadhaa Manam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:40 | |
| 3 | "Ye Ammaadi Ye Ayyaadi" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:42 | |
| 4 | "Yaarenna Inimel Ketkadhey" | K. Jamuna Rani | 02:39 | |
| 5 | "Kola Kolaiyaa Mundhirikkaa" | S. C. Krishnan | 03:24 | |
| 6 | "Ella Vilakkum Vilakkalla" | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | 0:46 | |
| 7 | "Velli Nilaave Oh Velli Nilaave" | P. Suseela | 03:23 | |
| 8 | K. Jamuna Rani & S. Janaki | 03:55 | ||
| 9 | P. Suseela | 03:46 | ||
| 10 | P. Suseela | 03:08 | ||
References
- Guy, Randor (18 June 2016). "Athisaya Thirudan (1958)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- http://gaana.com/album/athisaya-thirudan