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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Aayiram Poi<br />
| image = Aayiram Poi.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]<br />
| producer = M. Venu Goopal <br /> V. Ramasamy (Supervisor)<br />
| writer = [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Jaishankar]] <br /> [[Vanisri]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[V. Kumar]]<br />
| cinematography = Amirtham<br />
| editing = L. Balu<br />
| studio = Vidhya Movies<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 11 July 1969<br />
| runtime = 161 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Aayiram Poi''''' ({{trans|A Thousand Lies}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]], directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and written by [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]. Music was by [[V. Kumar]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Vanisri]], Cho and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Chinna Durai ([[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]) dislikes his brother-in-law, Kanagasabi ([[V. S. Raghavan]]) and stands in the way of a marriage arrangement for his daughter Malathy ([[Vanisri]]) and Kanagasabi's son Ravi ([[Jaishankar]]). The film deals with how Ravi's resourcefulness helps him in getting Malathi's hand in marriage.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Jaishankar]] as Ravi, Kanagasabai's son<br />
* [[Vanisri]] as Malathi, Chinnadurai's daughter<br />
* [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Muthu, Ravi's friend<br />
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Lilly, Malathi's friend<br />
* [[Shylashri]] as Latha, Ethiraj's henchmen<br />
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Kanagasabai<br />
* [[Tambaram Lalitha]] as Kalyani, Ravi's mother<br />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chinna Durai<br />
* P. K. Saraswathy as Parvathi, Malathi's Mother/Kanagasabai's sister<br />
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Maragatham, Lilly's mother<br />
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Thanikachalam, Muthu's father<br />
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Ethiraj, gang leader<br />
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Singaram, Lilly's Car driver/Ethiraj's henchman<br />
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Raja, Ethiraj's henchman<br />
* [[Neelu]] as Neelakanda Sasthri, cameo appearance<br />
*[[Pakoda Kadhar]] as Ward boy<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Aayiram Poi'' is the feature film debut of [[Neelu]], previously a theatre actor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkatramanan |first=Geetha |date=24 November 2011 |title=Fine balancing act |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/fine-balancing-act/article2656189.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> The film's title references the Tamil proverb, "Aayiram Poiyai Solliyaavadhu Oru Kalyanathai Pannu" (At least tell a thousand lies to make a marriage work).<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2019 |title=பொன்விழா படங்கள் : ஆயிரம் பொய் - பழமொழிக்காக ஒரு படம் |url=http://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=76345 |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2019 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was by [[V. Kumar]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length(M:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Kaveri Thanniyil Kulichavadi" || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] [[L. R. Eswari]] || rowspan=4|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:23<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Pulavar Sonnathum Poiye" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:45<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Thillaiyile Sabapathi Chithambarathil" || P. Susheela || 03:32<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Thamizh Vidu Thoothu" || Tharapuram Soundararajan, Manorama || 04:06<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The picture suffers from uneven stress. And it is too long to sustain th humour or the suspense" but praised the absence of vulgarity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 1969 |title=Attempt at comedy |page=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19690712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|5235106}}<br />
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{{Muktha Srinivasan}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1969 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by V. Kumar]]<br />
[[Category:1969 comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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