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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1964 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Aayiram Roobai.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
| writer = K. S. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| producer = [[Chinna Annamalai]]<br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]<br />
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]<br />
| editing = R. Devarajan<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| studio = Kalachithra<br />
| released = {{film date|1964|12|3|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 130 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Aayiram Roobai''''' ({{Translation|[[Indian 1000-rupee note|Thousand Rupees]]}}) is 1964 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed and written by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. It stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]. The film was released on 3 December 1964.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
{{No plot|date=August 2021}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]<br />
* [[M. R. Radha]]<br />
* [[Nagesh|C. K. Nagesh]]<br />
* [[S. A. Ashokan]]<br />
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]]<br />
* Kottapuli Jayaraman<br />
* Master Babu<br />
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]<br />
* Mohana<br />
* Nalini<br />
* Baby Savitri<br />
* [[A. Veerappan|Veerappan]]<br />
* [[Karikol Raju]]<br />
* Gemini Balu<br />
* [[Vellai Subbaiah]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Rupai |url=http://gaana.com/album/aayiram-rupai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816181151/http://gaana.com/album/aayiram-rupai |archive-date=16 August 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aayiram Rupai 1963 |url=http://mio.to/album/Aayiram+Rupai+(1963) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807230214/http://mio.to/album/Aayiram+Rupai+(1963) |archive-date=7 August 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| "Amma Illae Appa" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:25<br />
|-<br />
| "Aanaakka Antha Madam" || [[P. Susheela]] || [[A. Maruthakasi]]|| 03:19<br />
|-<br />
| "Parpodi Kalnaar Parpodi" || [[P. B. Srinivas]], P. Susheela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:52<br />
|-<br />
| "Paarthaalum Paarthen Naan" || P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela || [[Kannadasan]] || 03:30<br />
|-<br />
| "Nilavukkum Nizhal Undu" || P. Susheela || Kannadasan || 03:27<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Aayiram Roobai'' was released on 3 December 1964,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1964 – ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் – கலா சித்ரா |trans-title=1964 – Aayiram Roobai – Kalachithra |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails4.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170814142511/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails4.asp |archive-date=14 August 2017 |access-date=14 August 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> delayed from a 3 November ([[Diwali]]) release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 1964 |title=Deepavali releases |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19641025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 December 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 12 December 1964, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "A crude and twisted adaptation of [[The Million Pound Note|the ''Million Pound Note'']], ''Aayiram Roopai'' contains precious little that is commendable. The [[Indian 1000-rupee note|Aayiram Roopai]] note in the film is counterfeit, so also the entertainment it doles out".<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 1964 |title='Aayiram Roopai' offers a counterfeit performance |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19641212&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 August 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> S. V. Kannan, writing for ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', said Savitri carried the film on her shoulders.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கண்ணன் |first=சு. வி. |date=3 January 1965 |title=ஆயிரம் ருபாய் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/03-01-1965/p21.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220724051310/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/03-01-1965/p21.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=20 December 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=21 |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0214511}}<br />
{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}<br />
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[[Category:1964 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1964 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1964 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>
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