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{{short description|1969 film by Muktha Srinivasan}}
{{short description|1969 film by Muktha Srinivasan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name          = Aayiram Poi
| image          = Aayiram Poi.jpg
| image          = Aayiram Poi.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| director      = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer      = M. Venu Goopal <br /> V. Ramasamy (Supervisor)
| writer        = [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]
| writer        = [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]
| screenplay    =  
| based_on      = {{based on|''Yaaro Ivar Yaaro''|Cho}}
| story          =
| producer       = M. Venu Goopal<br />V. Ramasamy (supervisor)
| based_on       =  
| starring      = [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]<br />[[Vanisri]]
| starring      = [[Jaishankar]] <br /> [[Vanisri]]
| narrator      =
| music          = [[V. Kumar]]
| cinematography = Amirtham
| cinematography = Amirtham
| editing        = L. Balu
| editing        = L. Balu
| music          = [[V. Kumar]]
| studio        = Vidhya Movies
| studio        = Vidhya Movies
| distributor    =
| released      = {{film date|1969|7|11|df=y}}
| released      = 11 July 1969
| runtime        = 161 minutes
| runtime        = 161 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| gross          =
}}
}}


'''''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]].
'''''Aayiram Poi''''' ({{translation|A Thousand Lies}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]], directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and written by [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]]. It is based on Cho's novel ''Yaaro Ivar Yaaro''. The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]], [[Vanisri]], Cho and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]. It was released on 11 July 1969.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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.
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
Chinna Durai dislikes his brother-in-law Kanagasabi, and stands in the way of a marriage arrangement for his daughter Malathy and Kanagasabi's son Ravi. The film deals with how Ravi's resourcefulness helps him in getting Malathi's hand in marriage.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Jaishankar]] as Ravi, Kanagasabai's son
{{Cast listing|
* [[Vanisri]] as Malathi, Chinnadurai's daughter
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Ravi
* [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Muthu, Ravi's friend
* [[Vanisri]] as Malathi
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Lilly, Malathi's friend
* [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Muthu
* [[Shylashri]] as Latha, Ethiraj's henchmen
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Lilly
* [[Shylashri]] as Latha
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Kanagasabai
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Kanagasabai
* [[Tambaram Lalitha]] as Kalyani, Ravi's mother
* [[Tambaram Lalitha]] as Kalyani
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chinna Durai
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chinna Durai
* P. K. Saraswathy as Parvathi, Malathi's Mother/Kanagasabai's sister
* P. K. Saraswathy as Parvathi
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Maragatham, Lilly's mother
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Maragatham
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Thanikachalam, Muthu's father
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Thanikachalam
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Ethiraj, gang leader
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Ethiraj
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Singaram, Lilly's Car driver/Ethiraj's henchman
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Singaram
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Raja, Ethiraj's henchman
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Raja
* [[Neelu]] as Neelakanda Sasthri, cameo appearance
* [[Neelu]] as Neelakanda Sasthri (cameo appearance)
*[[Pakoda Kadhar]] as Ward boy
*[[Pakoda Kadhar]] as Ward boy
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''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>
''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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216094200/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/fine-balancing-act/article2656189.ece |archive-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=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305065448/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=76345 |archive-date=5 March 2022 |access-date=20 December 2019 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> It is based on ''Yaaro Ivar Yaaro'', a novel written by Cho and serialised in the magazine ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=27 July 1969 |title=ஆயிரம் பொய் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1969/jul/27-07-1969/p53.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220722054233/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1969/jul/27-07-1969/p53.jpg |archive-date=22 July 2022 |access-date=22 July 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=53 |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=7 December 2022 |title=நடிகர் சோ : மனோரமாவின் 'டேக் 222', எதிரில் இருந்தவரின் 'போண்டா', வி.எஸ்.ராகவனுக்கு கிச்சுகிச்சு... |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/actor-cho-manoramas-take-222-opposites-ponda-whisper-to-vs-raghavan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208010638/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/actor-cho-manoramas-take-222-opposites-ponda-whisper-to-vs-raghavan |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
Music was by [[V. Kumar]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].
Music was by [[V. Kumar]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Poi |url=https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/aayiram-poi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230807134447/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/aayiram-poi |archive-date=7 August 2023 |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=Tamil Songs Lyrics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length(M:ss)
! Song !! Singer !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Kaveri Thanniyil Kulichavadi" || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] [[L. R. Eswari]] || rowspan=4|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:23
| "Kaveri Thanniyil Kulichavadi" || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:23
|-
|-
| 2 || "Pulavar Sonnathum Poiye" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:45
| "Pulavar Sonnathum Poiye" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:45
|-
|-
| 3 || "Thillaiyile Sabapathi Chithambarathil" || P. Susheela || 03:32
| "Thillaiyile Sabapathi Chithambarathil" || P. Susheela || 03:32
|-
|-
| 4 || "Thamizh Vidu Thoothu" || Tharapuram Soundararajan, Manorama || 04:06
| "Thamizh Vidu Thoothu" || Tharapuram Soundararajan, Manorama || 04:06
|}
|}


== Reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''[[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>
''Aayiram Poi'' was released on 11 July 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Poi (1969) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/aayiram-poi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109052354/https://screen4screen.com/movies/aayiram-poi |archive-date=9 January 2024 |access-date=9 January 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The picture suffers from uneven stress. And it is too long to sustain the humour or the suspense" but praised the absence of vulgarity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 1969 |title=Attempt at comedy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19690712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}


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Aayiram Poi
Poster
Directed byMuktha Srinivasan
Produced byM. Venu Goopal
V. Ramasamy (supervisor)
Written byCho
Based onYaaro Ivar Yaaro
by Cho
StarringJaishankar
Vanisri
Music byV. Kumar
CinematographyAmirtham
Edited byL. Balu
Production
company
Vidhya Movies
Release date
  • 11 July 1969 (1969-07-11)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aayiram Poi (transl. A Thousand Lies) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Cho. It is based on Cho's novel Yaaro Ivar Yaaro. The film stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, Cho and Manorama. It was released on 11 July 1969.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Chinna Durai dislikes his brother-in-law Kanagasabi, and stands in the way of a marriage arrangement for his daughter Malathy and Kanagasabi's son Ravi. The film deals with how Ravi's resourcefulness helps him in getting Malathi's hand in marriage.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Aayiram Poi is the feature film debut of Neelu, previously a theatre actor.[1] 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).[2] It is based on Yaaro Ivar Yaaro, a novel written by Cho and serialised in the magazine Kalki.[3][4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[5]

Song Singer Length
"Kaveri Thanniyil Kulichavadi" Manorama, L. R. Eswari 04:23
"Pulavar Sonnathum Poiye" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:45
"Thillaiyile Sabapathi Chithambarathil" P. Susheela 03:32
"Thamizh Vidu Thoothu" Tharapuram Soundararajan, Manorama 04:06

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Aayiram Poi was released on 11 July 1969.[6] The Indian Express wrote, "The picture suffers from uneven stress. And it is too long to sustain the humour or the suspense" but praised the absence of vulgarity.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Venkatramanan, Geetha (24 November 2011). "Fine balancing act". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "பொன்விழா படங்கள் : ஆயிரம் பொய் - பழமொழிக்காக ஒரு படம்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "ஆயிரம் பொய்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 27 July 1969. p. 53. Retrieved 22 July 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (7 December 2022). "நடிகர் சோ : மனோரமாவின் 'டேக் 222', எதிரில் இருந்தவரின் 'போண்டா', வி.எஸ்.ராகவனுக்கு கிச்சுகிச்சு..." Kamadenu (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Aayiram Poi". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Retrieved 7 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Aayiram Poi (1969)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Attempt at comedy". The Indian Express. 12 July 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.

External links[edit | edit source]

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