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{{Infobox film
| name = Athisayan
| image = Athisayan_malayalam.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| alt =
| director = [[Vinayan]]
| producer = [[Gokulam Gopalan]]
| writer = Vinayan
| starring = Master Devadas<br /> [[Jackie Shroff]]<br /> [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]<br /> [[Kavya Madhavan]]
| music = [[Alphonse Joseph (composer)|Alphonse Joseph]]
| cinematography = Raaja Ratnam
| editing = G. Murali
| studio = Sree Gokulam Films
| distributor = Sree Gokulam Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|04|17}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Athisayan''''' ({{trans|The astounded}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Monster movie|monster film]] written and directed by [[Vinayan]], starring Master Devadas, [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Kavya Madhavan]] in the lead roles. ''Athisayan'' marked the debut of [[Bollywood]] actor Jackie Shroff in [[Malayalam cinema]]. The film was later dubbed and released in [[Hindi]] as '''''Naya Ajooba''''' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vijsonfilms.com/films/naya_ajooma.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504121652/http://vijsonfilms.com/films/naya_ajooma.htm |archivedate=4 May 2011 }}</ref>

==Plot==
Maya, a young television reporter, works for New India Television. Radharamanan, the managing director of the channel, has a fascination for Maya, who was brought up in an orphanage by Father Chanthakkadan. Maya takes up the responsibility of bringing up a few orphans whom she has picked up from the streets. One of these kids is Devan, who is sort of a child prodigy, with a computer-like mind and very good in studies and extra-curricular activities. R. C. Shekhar, a scientist, lives very near their house, with his servant Damodaran. He is working on a project, which could help in making human beings invisible. On the very day that he successfully experiments his 'magic' [[potion]] on a rabbit, he is urgently called to the [[United States|U.S]] as his daughter, who is studying there, meets with an accident.

Meanwhile, Maya's friend and lover Roy, also a journalist, is in jail after having been framed in a murder case by some influential politicians, including the State Revenue Minister Divakaran ([[Rajan P. Dev]]), another minister Yunus Kunju, the Police Commissioner Shanmughan and the very influential Kuwait Nazar. With the help of the newly appointed Collector Anita Williams, Maya shoots a video of these baddies accepting millions of rupees as commission from some Arab businessmen, who are there to sign some business deals with the State Government.

Maya immediately goes to Radharamanan and shows him the clip. Radharamanan is thrilled and agrees to telecast it, after discussing it with the board of directors. Somehow Nazar, Divakaran and others come to know of this, and they go after Maya, to get from her the memory card containing the clipping. On the very same day that R.C.Shekhar goes to the U.S, Maya is [[Kidnapping|abducted]] by Nazar and group. The kids are baffled. Anita Williams, Father Chanthakkadan and Radharamanan know who are behind this, but nothing can be done without sufficient evidence. And then Devan, who had seen R.C. Shekhar conducting the experiment on the rabbit, steals into Shekhar's lab and drinks the potion. He becomes invisible and sets out to save Maya.

Devan did manage to save Maya, but when Yunus tries to shoot Maya, Devan comes in between and gets shot. Due to the potion, he gets saved, but as a side effect of getting shot(which Shekhar warns no metallic objects should make a scratch on him), he turns into a gigantic monster and kills those who have done wrong to him and his family. After killing the baddies, Devan leaves Maya and the children and makes his abode in the deep ocean, with an end note saying that "to fight for the Justice, Devan will come back as Athisayan".

==Cast==
* Master Devadas as Devan
* [[Jackie Shroff]] as Shekar
* [[Kavya Madhavan]] as Maya
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Radharamanan
* [[Karthika Mathew|Karthika]] as Anitha Williams
* [[Jagadish]] as Koshy
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Damodaran
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Kuwait Nazar
* [[Thilakan]] as Fr. Chanthakkadan
* [[Jayasurya]] as Royi
* [[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as Yunus Kunju
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Divakaran
* [[Guinness Pakru]]
* [[Baby Nayanthara]] as Kingini
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Inspector Shanmughan
* [[Indrans]] as DGP Augustine Kuruvila
*[[T. P. Madhavan]]
* Mafia Sasi as Hassan usthafa
*[[Narayanankutty]]
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]]
* [[Tini Tom]] as Jamal
* [[Sadiq]]
* [[Mala Aravindan]] as Justice Rama Moorthi
* Lakshmipriya
*Usha as Susamma
*Ponnamma Babu
*[[Mala Aravindan]] as Ramamoorthy
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as parunthu johny
*Augustine as Adv Joy Manjooran
* Encrypter Vrius

==Production==
The shooting of the film was in [[Kerala]], mainly in locations in [[Aluva]] and [[Ernakulam]]. The film was high on special effects, [[visual effects]] and [[2D Animation]]. These special effects of ''Athisayan'' were done at EFX, [[Chennai]].<ref>http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006040700840200.htm&date=2006/04/07/&prd=fr&</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Athisayan
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Alphonse Joseph
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2007
| recorded = Satyam Audios
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| genre = [[World Music]]
| length =
| label = Satyam Audios
| producer = Sree Gokulam Movies
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The music of Athisayan is by [[Alphonse Joseph (composer)|Alphonse Joseph]]. The lyrics are written by [[Vinayan]] and [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]]. The film has four songs. The singers are [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Rimi Tomy]], [[Vidhu Prathap]], Balu, Karthik and Sithara. [[Sithara Krishnakumar|Sithara]] was debuted through this film.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1 || "Aluva Manappurathe" || [[Sithara Krishnakumar|Sithara]]
|-
| 2 || "Ennomale" || [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Rimi Tomy]]
|-
| 3 || "Neeyennomal" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
|-
| 4 || "Athishayan (Kuttappanmaaraya)" || [[Vidhu Prathap]], Balu
|}

==Release and reception==
''Athisayan'' was released in Kerala during the summer vacation, on 17 April 2007, mainly aiming at children.

Nowrunning.com wrote that "''Athishayan'' is as an average film, but for kids who'd be looking for something entertaining this summer, ''Athishayan'' would be fine. It's a film that you would very likely enjoy if you cast yourself in the mindset of a kid".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3013/malayalam/athisayan/1137/review.htm|title=Athisayan Review|date=16 April 2007|work=Nowrunning}}</ref> [[Sify]] critic said that the film "defies all logic and is a hotch potch of various films. At best it provides some fun for the kids, however the graphic work in the film is tacky, making it difficult to watch the long drawn out climax scenes [...] A battalion of comedians and kids provide some relief. Master Devan's ability to play his characters wit and melancholy keeps the film going".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14431181&ctid=5&cid=2428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518102408/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14431181&ctid=5&cid=2428|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-18|title=Review : Athisayan|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=42-Athisayan|title=Athisayan Malayalam Movie Profile, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis, Reviews - metromatinee.com|work=metromatinee.com|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106232544/http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=42-Athisayan|archive-date=6 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Science fiction film of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0997033}}

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Indian superhero films]]
[[Category:2000s children's fantasy films]]
[[Category:2000s science fiction films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian science fiction films]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:2000s monster movies]]
[[Category:Films about invisibility]]
[[Category:Films directed by Vinayan]]

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