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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Aayiram Roobai
| image          = Aayiram Roobai.jpg
| image          = Aayiram Roobai.jpg
| border        = no
| caption        = Film poster
| caption        = Film poster
| director      = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| director      = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| writer        = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| writer        = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| producer      = Chinna Annamalai
| producer      = [[Chinna Annamalai]]
| starring      = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]
| starring      = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]
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* [[Karikol Raju]]
* [[Karikol Raju]]
* Gemini Balu
* Gemini Balu
* [[Vellai Subbaiah]]
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
Music was by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]], [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Rupai |url=http://gaana.com/album/aayiram-rupai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816181151/http://gaana.com/album/aayiram-rupai |archive-date=16 August 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Rupai 1963 |url=http://mio.to/album/Aayiram+Rupai+(1963) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807230214/http://mio.to/album/Aayiram+Rupai+(1963) |archive-date=7 August 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>
Music was by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Rupai |url=http://gaana.com/album/aayiram-rupai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816181151/http://gaana.com/album/aayiram-rupai |archive-date=16 August 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Rupai 1963 |url=http://mio.to/album/Aayiram+Rupai+(1963) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807230214/http://mio.to/album/Aayiram+Rupai+(1963) |archive-date=7 August 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length
! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Amma Illae Appa" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:25
| "Amma Illae Appa" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:25
|-
|-
| 2 || "Aanaakka Antha Madam" || [[P. Susheela]] || A. Maruthakasi || 03:19
| "Aanaakka Antha Madam" || [[P. Susheela]] || [[A. Maruthakasi]]|| 03:19
|-
|-
| 3 || "Parpodi Kalnaar Parpodi" || [[P. B. Srinivas]], P. Susheela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:52
| "Parpodi Kalnaar Parpodi" || [[P. B. Srinivas]], P. Susheela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:52
|-
|-
| 4 || "Paarthaalum Paarthen Naan" || P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela || [[Kannadasan]] || 03:30
| "Paarthaalum Paarthen Naan" || P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela || [[Kannadasan]] || 03:30
|-
|-
| 5 || "Nilavukkum Nizhal Undu" || P. Susheela || Kannadasan || 03:27
| "Nilavukkum Nizhal Undu" || P. Susheela || Kannadasan || 03:27
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Aayiram Roobai'' was released on 3 December 1964,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1964 – ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் – கலா சித்ரா |trans-title=1964 – Aayiram Roobai – Kalachithra |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails4.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170814142511/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails4.asp |archive-date=14 August 2017 |access-date=14 August 2017 |website=lakshmansruthi.com |language=Tamil}}</ref> delayed from a 3 November ([[Diwali]]) release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 1964 |title=Deepavali releases |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19641025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 December 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 12 December 1964, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "A crude and twisted adaptation of [[The Million Pound Note|the ''Million Pound Note'']], ''Aayiram Roopai'' contains precious little that is commendable. The [[Indian 1000-rupee note|Aayiram Roopai]] note in the film is counterfeit, so also the entertainment it doles out."<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 1964 |title='Aayiram Roopai' offers a counterfeit performance |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19641212&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 August 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> S. V. Kannan, writing for ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', said Savitri carried the film on her shoulders.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கண்ணன் |first=சு. வி. |date=3 January 1965 |title=ஆயிரம் ருபாய் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/03-01-1965/p21.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202110906/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/03-01-1965/p21.jpg |archive-date=2 December 2021 |access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
''Aayiram Roobai'' was released on 3 December 1964,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1964 – ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் – கலா சித்ரா |trans-title=1964 – Aayiram Roobai – Kalachithra |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails4.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170814142511/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails4.asp |archive-date=14 August 2017 |access-date=14 August 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> delayed from a 3 November ([[Diwali]]) release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 1964 |title=Deepavali releases |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19641025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 December 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 12 December 1964, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "A crude and twisted adaptation of [[The Million Pound Note|the ''Million Pound Note'']], ''Aayiram Roopai'' contains precious little that is commendable. The [[Indian 1000-rupee note|Aayiram Roopai]] note in the film is counterfeit, so also the entertainment it doles out".<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 1964 |title='Aayiram Roopai' offers a counterfeit performance |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19641212&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 August 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> S. V. Kannan, writing for ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', said Savitri carried the film on her shoulders.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கண்ணன் |first=சு. வி. |date=3 January 1965 |title=ஆயிரம் ருபாய் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/03-01-1965/p21.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220724051310/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/03-01-1965/p21.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=20 December 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=21 |language=ta}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}


[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1964 Indian films]]
[[Category:1964 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Latest revision as of 10:43, 4 March 2026


Not to be confused with Onbadhu Roobai Nottu.

Aayiram Roobai
Film poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byChinna Annamalai
Written byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
StarringGemini Ganesan
Savitri Ganesh
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyM. Karnan
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Kalachithra
Release date
  • 3 December 1964 (1964-12-03)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aayiram Roobai (transl. Thousand Rupees) is 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri Ganesh. The film was released on 3 December 1964.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was by K. V. Mahadevan.[1][2]

Song Singer Lyrics Length
"Amma Illae Appa" S. Janaki Vaali 03:25
"Aanaakka Antha Madam" P. Susheela A. Maruthakasi 03:19
"Parpodi Kalnaar Parpodi" P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela A. Maruthakasi 03:52
"Paarthaalum Paarthen Naan" P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:30
"Nilavukkum Nizhal Undu" P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:27

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Aayiram Roobai was released on 3 December 1964,[3] delayed from a 3 November (Diwali) release.[4] On 12 December 1964, The Indian Express stated, "A crude and twisted adaptation of the Million Pound Note, Aayiram Roopai contains precious little that is commendable. The Aayiram Roopai note in the film is counterfeit, so also the entertainment it doles out".[5] S. V. Kannan, writing for Kalki, said Savitri carried the film on her shoulders.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Aayiram Rupai". Gaana. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Aayiram Rupai 1963". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "1964 – ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் – கலா சித்ரா" [1964 – Aayiram Roobai – Kalachithra]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Deepavali releases". The Indian Express. 25 October 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "'Aayiram Roopai' offers a counterfeit performance". The Indian Express. 12 December 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2017 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ கண்ணன், சு. வி. (3 January 1965). "ஆயிரம் ருபாய்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 21. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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