Athisaya Penn

Athisaya Penn (transl. Wonder Woman) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, produced and directed by M. V. Raman. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vyjayanthimala, with music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. It is a remake of the Hindi film Aasha (1957). The film was released on 6 March 1959.

Athisaya Penn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. V. Raman
Written byJavar Seetharaman[1]
Produced byM. V. Raman
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Vyjayanthimala
CinematographyT. Muthu Sami
Edited byM. V. Raman
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production
company
Raman Productions
Release date
  • 6 March 1959 (1959-03-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The film begins with 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 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 prevail in the truth and show that Raju is guilty and the movie ends with the marriage of Manivannan and Nirmala.

Cast

Production

Athisaya Penn is a remake of the 1957 Hindi-language film Aasha,[2] and has both the lead actress Vyjayanthimala and director M. V. Raman returning. The film was shot in Gevacolor, with some portions in Technicolor.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[4] The song "Eena Meena Deeka" is based on the song of the same name from Aasha.[3]

No.SongSingersLyricistLength
1"Anipillai Tennampillai"Seergazhi GovindarajanV. Seetharaman03:18
2"Eena Meena Deeka" [Female]P. SusheelaV. Seetharaman03:19
3"Eena Meena Deeka" [Male]T. M. SoundararajanV. Seetharaman03:09
4"Eppo Varuvaro"P. SusheelaV. Seetharaman03:05
5"Makara Veenai"A. P. Komala02:30
6"Sila Per Vazha"T. M. SoundararajanSubbu Arumugam03:15
7"Thanni Podura Pazhakam"T. M. Soundararajan03:14
8"Unnai Ninaichale"P. SusheelaV. Setharaman03:13
9"Unthan Jaalam"P. SusheelaV. Seetharaman
10"Kalangatha Ullamum"P. SusheelaV. Seetharaman
11"Angum Ingum Engum Niraindha"T. M. SoundararajanV. Seetharaman

Release and reception

Athisaya Penn was released on 6 March 1959.[5] Kanthan of Kalki called the pre-interval portions better than the post-interval ones.[6]

References
  1. "Athisaya Penn". The Indian Express. 7 February 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. Vamanan (25 March 2019). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 172 | தமிழ் படத்தில் முதலில் அறிமுகமான பிரபல இந்தி இசையமைப்பாளர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Guy, Randor (1 August 2015). "Athisaya Penn (1959 )". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. அதிசயப் பெண் (song book) (in Tamil). Raman Productions. 1959. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. "Athisaya Penn". The Indian Express. 6 March 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. காந்தன் (29 March 1957). "அதிசயப் பெண்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 36–37. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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