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{{short description|1959 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Athisaya Penn
| image = Athisaya Penn.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Javar Seetharaman]]<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590207&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
| producer = M.V. Raman
| director = M.V. Raman
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]
| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
| cinematography = T. Muthu Sami
| editing = M. V. Raman
| studio = Raman Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1959|3|6}}<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Athisaya Penn''''' ({{trans|Wonder Woman}}) is a 1959 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film, produced and directed by M. V. Raman under the Raman Productions banner. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Vyjayanthimala]] and music composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]. The film is a remake of the [[Hindi]]-language film ''[[Aasha (1957 film)|Aasha]]'' (1957). This film was shot in [[Gevacolor]], with some portions in [[Technicolor]].

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

==Cast==
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Nirmala
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|A. Nageswara Rao]] as Manivannan
* [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]] as Raju
* [[Madhuri Devi]] as Lally
* [[K. Sarangapani]] as Muthuraja
* M. S. Draupathi as Maragatham
* [[Javar Seetharaman|Javert N. Seetharaman]]
* Kamini
* V. P. S. Mani
* M. S. Karuppaiah
* K. S. Angamuthu
* [[V. M. Ezhumalai]]
* Gajakarnam
* S. G. Eshwar
* Kalyanam
* V. Seetharaman
* [[S. A. Ashokan|Ashokan]] (Guest artiste)
* K. N. Kamalam
* [[E. V. Saroja]]

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Adhisaya Penn Song Book|publisher=The Madras City Printers}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! 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 of the 1957 [[Hindi]]-language film ''[[Aasha (1957 film)|Aasha]]'', which was a hit at the box office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw== |title=Box Office 1957 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-04-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021949/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw%3D%3D |archivedate=22 September 2012 }}</ref> and ended up as the [[Bollywood films of 1957|7th highest-grossing film of 1957]]. It stars [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]], who reprises her role from the original and was also directed by M. V. Raman.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0259201|Athisaya Penn}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101224210011/http://upperstall.com/films/1959/athisaya-penn Athisaya Penn profile] at ''Upperstall.com''

[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Javar Seetharaman]]

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