Athisaya Thirudan

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Athisaya Thirudan
Athisaya Thirudan poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by P. Pullaiah
Written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Produced byS. Bhavanarayanan
D. B. Narayanan
Starring Gemini Ganesan
Savitri
CinematographyAnnaiah
Edited byN. S. Prakasam
R. V. Rajan
Music by S. 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 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 Savitri, T. S. Balaiah, K. A. Thangavelu, T. P. Muthulakshmi and V. Nagayya in supporting roles. [1]

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Cast

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and K. Prasad Rao. Lyrics were by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. [2] Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, S. V. Ponnusamy, P. Susheela, Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani and S. Janaki

The song about Muruga, "Muruga Endrathum Urugaadhaa Manam", became popular. [1]

No.SongsSingersLyricsLength(m:ss)
1"Vaarunga Ammaa Maarey"Jikki Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass 02:51
2"Muruga Endrathum Urugaadhaa Manam"T. M. Soundararajan03:40
3"Ye Ammaadi Ye Ayyaadi"T. M. Soundararajan03:42
4"Yaarenna Inimel Ketkadhey"K. Jamuna Rani02:39
5"Kola Kolaiyaa Mundhirikkaa"S. C. Krishnan03:24
6"Ella Vilakkum Vilakkalla"Seerkazhi Govindarajan0:46
7"Velli Nilaave Oh Velli Nilaave"P. Susheela03:23
8"Kokku Varnam Selaiyile"K. Jamuna Rani & S. Janaki03:55
9"Are Machan Aavo Machan"S. V. Ponnusamy
10"Vidinthathe Magaraja"P. Susheela2:56
11""P. Susheela3:09

Reception

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

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  2. ↑ "Athisaya Thirudan". Gaana . Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ↑ காந்தன் (4 January 1959). "அதிசயத் திருடன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 39. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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