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.

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

Plot

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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

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Production

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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

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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

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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

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  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 Tamil). 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ஆயிரம் பொய்". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 July 1969. p. 53. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (7 December 2022). "நடிகர் சோ : மனோரமாவின் 'டேக் 222', எதிரில் இருந்தவரின் 'போண்டா', வி.எஸ்.ராகவனுக்கு கிச்சுகிச்சு..." Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Aayiram Poi". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  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.
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