Aayiram Poi
| Aayiram Poi | |
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 VCD Cover | |
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Written by | Cho |
| Produced by | M. Venu Goopal V. Ramasamy (Supervisor) |
| Starring | Jaishankar Vanisri |
| Cinematography | Amirtham |
| Edited by | L. Balu |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | Vidhya Movies |
Release date | 11 July 1969 |
Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aayiram Poi (transl. A Thousand Lies) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by M. Venu Gopal and V. Ramaswamy. The film script was written by Cho. Music was by V. Kumar. The film stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, Cho and Manorama playing lead roles.[1]
Plot
Chinna Durai (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.
Cast
- Jaishankar as Ravi, Kanagasabai's son
- Vanisri as Malathi, Chinnadurai's daughter
- Cho as Muthu, Ravi's friend
- Manorama as Lilly, Malathi's friend
- Shylashri as Latha, Ethiraj's henchmen
- V. S. Raghavan as Kanagasabai
- Tambaram Lalitha as Kalyani, Ravi's mother
- V. K. Ramasamy as Chinna Durai
- P. K. Saraswathy as Parvathi, Malathi's Mother/Kanagasabai's sister
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as Maragatham, Lilly's mother
- Thengai Srinivasan as Thanikachalam, Muthu's father
- M. R. R. Vasu as Ethiraj, gang leader
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Singaram, Lilly's Car driver/Ethiraj's henchman
- Senthamarai as Raja, Ethiraj's henchman
- Neelu as Neelakanda Sasthri, cameo appearance
- Pakoda Kadhar as Ward boy
Production
Aayiram Poi is the feature film debut of Neelu.[2]
Themes
The film's title references the Tamil proverb, "Aayiram Poiyai Solliyaavadhu Oru Kalyanathai Pannu" (transl. It is alright to tell a thousand lies to make a marriage work).[3]
Crew
- Art = A. Ramasamy
- Stills = B. Ranganathan
- Design = Barani
- Processing = S. Ranganathan by Vijaya Laboratory
- Audiography = T. D. Krishnamoorthi
- Re – Recording = R. S. Vedhamoorthy
- Recording (Song) = J. J. Manickam
- Properties = Minnale
- Choreography = Jayaraman
- Stunt = Thiruvarur Das
Soundtrack
Music was by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length(M:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kaveri Thanniyil Kulichavadi" | Manorama L. R. Eswari | Kannadasan | 04:23 |
| 2 | "Pulavar Sonnathum Poiye" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Suseela | 03:45 | |
| 3 | "Thillaiyile Sabapathi Chithambarathil" | P. Suseela | 03:32 | |
| 4 | "Thamizh Vidu Thoothu" | Tharapuram Soundararajan, Manorama | 04:06 |
References
- ^ "Aayiram Poi Movie". gomolo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Venkatramanan, Geetha (24 November 2011). "Fine balancing act". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "பொன்விழா படங்கள் : ஆயிரம் பொய் - பழமொழிக்காக ஒரு படம்". www.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links
- Aayiram Poi at IMDb