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'Aayiram Poi' is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Cho. Music was by V. Kumar. The film stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, Cho and Manorama. It was released on 11 July 1969.

Plot



Chinna Durai (V. K. Ramasamy) 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, previously a theatre actor. 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).

Soundtrack



Music was by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.

Reception



'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.

References




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