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

'''''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 ==
{{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 listing|
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Ravi
* [[Vanisri]] as Malathi
* [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Muthu
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Lilly
* [[Shylashri]] as Latha
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Kanagasabai
* [[Tambaram Lalitha]] as Kalyani
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chinna Durai
* P. K. Saraswathy as Parvathi
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Maragatham
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Thanikachalam
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Ethiraj
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Singaram
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Raja
* [[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.<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 ==
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"
! Song !! Singer !! Length
|-
| "Kaveri Thanniyil Kulichavadi" || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|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 ==
''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 ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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[[Category:1969 Indian films]]
[[Category:1969 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1969 comedy films]]
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[[Category:Films about Indian weddings]]
[[Category:Films based on Tamil novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Kumar]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Cho Ramaswamy]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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