Athisaya Thirudan

Athisaya Thirudan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Pullaiah
Written byThanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Produced byS. Bhavanarayanan
D. B. Narayanan
StarringGemini Ganesan
Savitri
CinematographyAnnaiah
Edited byN. S. Prakasam
R. V. Rajan
Music byS. Dakshinamurthi
K. Prasad Rao
Production
company
Sahini Art Productions
Release date
  • 12 December 1958 (1958-12-12)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Athisaya Thirudan (transl. Crafty Thief) is 1958 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Pullaiah and produced by S. Bhavanarayanan and D. B. Narayanan. The film's script and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The soundtrack was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and K. Prasad Rao. The film stars Gemini Ganesan portraying the titular character, with Savitri, T. S. Balaiah, K. A. Thangavelu, T. P. Muthulakshmi and V. Nagayya in supporting roles.[1]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Music was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and K. Prasad Rao. Lyrics were by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.[2] The song about Muruga, "Muruga Endrathum Urugaadhaa Manam", became popular.[1]

Songs Singers Length
"Vaarunga Ammaa Maarey" Jikki 02:51
"Muruga Endrathum Urugaadhaa Manam" T. M. Soundararajan 03:40
"Ye Ammaadi Ye Ayyaadi" T. M. Soundararajan 03:42
"Yaarenna Inimel Ketkadhey" K. Jamuna Rani 02:39
"Kola Kolaiyaa Mundhirikkaa" S. C. Krishnan 03:24
"Ella Vilakkum Vilakkalla" Seerkazhi Govindarajan 0:46
"Velli Nilaave Oh Velli Nilaave" P. Susheela 03:23
"Kokku Varnam Selaiyile" K. Jamuna Rani & S. Janaki 03:55
"Are Machan Aavo Machan" S. V. Ponnusamy
"Vidinthathe Magaraja" P. Susheela 2:56
"" P. Susheela 3:09

Reception

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Kanthan of Kalki said Savitri performed well from the beginning to the end.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Guy, Randor (18 June 2016). "Athisaya Thirudan (1958)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Athisaya Thirudan". Gaana. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ காந்தன் (4 January 1959). "அதிசயத் திருடன்" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). p. 39-40. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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