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{{short description|1965 film by B. R. Panthulu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Aayirathil Oruvan 1965 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. R. Panthulu]]
| screenplay = K. J. Mahadevan
| story = K. J. Mahadevan
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes | label1= Dialogue by | data1 =R. K. Shanmugam }}
| producer = B. R. Panthulu
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| editing = R. Devarajan
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| studio = Padmini Pictures
| distributor = 
| released = {{film date|1965|7|9|df=y}}
| runtime = 167–174 minutes{{efn|While [[G. Dhananjayan]] in his book ''The Best of Tamil Cinema'' gives the runtime as 167 minutes,{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=230}} [[Ashish Rajadhyaksha]] and [[Paul Willemen]] in ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema'' give it as 174 minutes.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=383}}}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Aayirathil Oruvan''''' ({{translation|One in a Thousand}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[swashbuckler film]] produced and directed by [[B. R. Panthulu]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]], with [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]], [[Nagesh]], [[S. V. Ramadas]], [[L. Vijayalakshmi|Vijayalakshmi]] and Madhavi in supporting roles. It revolves around a doctor who is sold into slavery for rebelling against the dictator of his nation, and later forced into a life of piracy.

''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was inspired by many pirate films, particularly ''[[Captain Blood (1935 film)|Captain Blood]]'' (1935), and was Ramachandran's first with Panthulu. It was also the first of many collaborations between Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. The story and screenplay were written by K. J. Mahadevan, and the dialogues by R. K. Shanmugham. The cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and editing by R. Devarajan. The film was shot primarily in [[Karwar]].

''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was released on 9 July 1965. The film emerged a critical and commercial success, running for more than 150 days in theatres. It was a milestone for both Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, cementing the former's image as a "do-gooder" among the general public, and helping the latter enter politics. A digitised version of the film was released in 2014 and also became a success, running for over 175 days.

== Plot ==
Manimaran is a doctor living in the country of Neidhal Naadu with his sidekick Azhaga. He helps cure the illness of one of the rebels against the dictator of Neidhal Naadu. The ruler's guards arrest the rebels, along with Manimaran for helping them. Manimaran and the rebels are sold as slaves by the ruler to a nearby island called Kanni Theevu (Virgin Islands), ruled by Sengappan. Manimaran leads the slaves and fights for their rights.

Poongodi, the princess of Kanni Theevu and niece of Sengappan, the guardian of the orphaned princess, falls in love with Manimaran at first sight. Simultaneously, her servant Thenmozhi falls for Azhaga, after initial arguments. Despite the differences between Poongodi and Manimaran, Poongodi tries to woo him on many occasions. She even offers freedom from slavery only to him, who rejects the offer demanding freedom for all of the slaves. Meanwhile, the island is attacked by pirates headed by a captain. As Sengappan's troops are out of the island on another assignment, Sengappan pleads with Manimaran and the other slaves to help him. Manimaran demands freedom slavery in return for fighting the pirates, only to be betrayed later.

The slaves make an escape plan of their own and successfully take over the pirate ship, with whom they fought earlier. Manimaran tells the pirate captain about their plight and asks him to help them reach Neidhal Naadu. The captain seemingly agrees, while actually taking them to his pirate island and holds them captive. He coerces them to work for him as pirates, or Manimaran will see all of his other men die. With no other option, Manimaran assents for the safety of his men.

During one of his pirate hunts, Manimaran finds Sengappan and Poongodi. He brings Poongodi to the pirate island and tries to hide her from the pirate captain, but the pirate captain soon finds out. As per the island's policy, any treasure pirated must be auctioned, and so Poongodi is also auctioned. Manimaran bids the highest, buys her, and keeps her with him. Manimaran marries Poongodi, and as per the pirate island's laws, the pirate captain cannot attempt to separate a married couple. He attempts to take Poongodi by force, gets defeated by Manimaran in a sword fight, and reforms. He accompanies the slaves led by Manimaran, to achieve their goal of freeing Neidhal Naadu. In the ensuing war, the dictator is defeated but tricks into arresting them instead. However, in his court, the dictator begs Manimaran to take over the throne. Manimaran politely refuses, citing his intention to continue his work as a doctor, serving the people.

== Cast ==
;Male cast
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Manimaran{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=383}}
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as the pirate captain{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=384}}
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as the dictator of Neidhal Naadu<ref name="toi review" />
* [[S. V. Ramadas]] as Sengappan<ref name="toi review" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Azhaga<ref name="toi review" />
;Female cast
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Poongodi<ref name="Rangan" />
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi|Vijayalakshmi]] as the pirate queen<ref name="Rangan" />
* Madhavi as Thenmozhi<ref name="54 years" />

== Production ==
After producing and directing films like ''[[Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film)|Veerapandiya Kattabomman]]'' (1959), ''[[Kappalottiya Thamizhan]]'' (1961) and ''[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]'' (1964), [[B. R. Panthulu]] was in debt since they did not perform well commercially or recover their costs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 February 2020 |title=மறக்க முடியுமா? – ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் |trans-title=Forgettable? – Aayirathil Oruvan |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=86025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621115712/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=86025 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=29 October 2015 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 31 {{!}} Directors and a Superstition |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622172736/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-31/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> He later approached [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and sought his help to recover from those losses.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=231}} Panthulu was adamant that Ramachandran act in his film or he would shelve it as he considered the storyline tailormade for him.<ref name="54 years" /> Ramachandran agreed, and this laid the foundation for ''Aayirathil Oruvan''. The story and screenplay were written by K. J. Mahadevan, and the dialogues by R. K. Shanmugham.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=231}} The film was inspired by many pirate films such as ''[[Captain Blood (1935 film)|Captain Blood]]'' (1935),<ref name="Rangan" /> ''[[The Crimson Pirate]]'' (1952) and ''[[The Black Pirate]]'' (1926).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=17 March 2011 |title=A trailblazer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-trailblazer/article14950870.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200403163157/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-trailblazer/article14950870.ece |archive-date=3 April 2020 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> It was Ramachandran's first film with Panthulu, and the-then newcomer [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=2 February 2012 |title=A 100 goes unsung |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-100-goes-unsung/article2853657.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404073614/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-100-goes-unsung/article2853657.ece |archive-date=4 April 2020 |access-date=4 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Panthulu signed on Jayalalithaa after being impressed with the "rushes" of her performance in his own film ''[[Chinnada Gombe]]'' (1964).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kannan |first=R |date=4 July 2017 |title=How MGR came to Jayalalithaa's rescue as her family fought over housekeys |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-mgr-came-jayalalithaa-s-rescue-her-family-fought-over-housekeys-64649 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217084544/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-mgr-came-jayalalithaa-s-rescue-her-family-fought-over-housekeys-64649 |archive-date=17 February 2021 |access-date=17 February 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]] |ref=none}}</ref> Ramachandran was paid {{INR}}23,500 for acting in the film.{{Sfn|Kannan|2017|p=134}} Shooting for some fight scenes and ship transportation scenes took place in [[Karwar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=18 July 2016 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 36 {{!}} MGR's Testimony |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-36/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626095953/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-36/ |archive-date=26 June 2017 |access-date=3 April 2020 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]], a duo consisting of [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1965 |title=Aayirathil Oruvan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/aayirathil-oruvan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1334798993 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117041503/https://music.apple.com/in/album/aayirathil-oruvan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1334798993 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |access-date=17 November 2021 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> It was the last film where they worked together until ''[[Engirundho Vandhaan]]'' (1995).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=8 November 2012 |title=Ninety, and bowing away! |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ninety-and-bowing-away/article4077596.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200403164629/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ninety-and-bowing-away/article4077596.ece |archive-date=3 April 2020 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The song "Atho Andha Paravai" remains one of the most popular songs from the film. It was remixed and featured in the 2010 film ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'', unrelated to its 1965 namesake.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2007 |title=Selva on ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14576230 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216215313/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14576230 |archive-date=16 December 2007 |access-date=11 November 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2012 |title=இனி ரீ-மிக்ஸ் வேண்டாம்! ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ் சபதம்!! |trans-title=No more remixes! GV Prakash's vow!! |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/8593/cinema/Kollywood/No-re-mix!-GV-Prakash!!.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200405103402/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/8593/cinema/Kollywood/No-re-mix!-GV-Prakash!!.htm |archive-date=5 April 2020 |access-date=5 April 2020 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> The song was remixed by [[D. Imman]] in ''[[Madrasi (2006 film)|Madrasi]]'' (2006).{{Cn|date=May 2025}} The song "Naanamo" was remixed by [[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]] as "Rosemary" in ''[[Pallikoodam (film)|Pallikoodam]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=29 April 2007 |title=Pallikoodam (Tamil – Bharadwaj) |url=https://milliblog.com/2007/04/29/pallikoodam-tamil-bharadwaj/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200404053132/https://milliblog.com/2007/04/29/pallikoodam-tamil-bharadwaj/ |archive-date=4 April 2020 |access-date=4 April 2020 |website=[[Milliblog]]}}</ref> The song "Unnai Naan" is set in [[Shubhapantuvarali]] raga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ஏழிசை எம்எஸ்வி {{!}} பயோகிராபி |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626130400/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ |archive-date=26 June 2020 |access-date=7 July 2024 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Ta}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Aadaamal Aadugiren
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]]
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Adho Andha Paravai Pola
| lyrics2 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra2 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| length2 = 5:03
| title3 = Naanamo Innum Naanamo
| lyrics3 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra3 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| length3 = 4:45
| title4 = Odum Maegangalae
| lyrics4 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan
| length4 = 4:31
| title5 = Paruvam Enathu Paadal
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| extra5 = P. Susheela
| length5 = 4:26
| title6 = Unnai Naan Santhithaen
| lyrics6 = Vaali
| extra6 = P. Susheela
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Yaen Endra Kaelvi
| lyrics7 = Vaali
| extra7 = T. M. Soundararajan
| length7 = 3:46
| total_length = 29:52
}}

== Release ==
''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was released on 9 July 1965.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 1965 |title=Āyirathil Oruvan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19650709&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=10 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Table: Chronological List of MGR's Movies released between 1960 and 1967 |url=https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616112435/http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=3 April 2020 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> Though the film was released only in three theatres in [[Chennai|Madras]] – Midlands, Mekala and Sri Krishna,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kannan |first=Ramya |last2=Narasimhan |first2=T. A. |last3=Subramanian |first3=Karthik |date=14 March 2014 |title=Movie makers think out of the first-aid box |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/movie-makers-think-out-of-the-firstaid-box/article5781825.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519033049/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/movie-makers-think-out-of-the-firstaid-box/article5781825.ece |archive-date=19 May 2014 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> it emerged a critical and commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2016 |title=RIP Amma: Five best films of MG Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/rip-amma-jayalalitha-death-mg-ramachandran-jaya-best-films-aayirathil-oruvan-20764-2016-12-05/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401053646/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/rip-amma-jayalalitha-death-mg-ramachandran-jaya-best-films-aayirathil-oruvan-20764-2016-12-05/1 |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref name="paved" /> However, no event was held to celebrate the film's 100th day theatrical run, unlike other Tamil films of the period. On 16 October 1965, Padmini Pictures released a press statement saying this was a conscious decision due to "these days of national emergency".<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 October 1965 |title=Āyirathil Oruvan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19651016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2 November 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
On 17 July 1965, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' criticised the story as formulaic and performances, but praised the action sequences, cinematography, and music.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 1965 |title=An exciting adventure yarn |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19650717&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 31 July, T. M. Ramachandran wrote for ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', "Although some of the scenes in the film have a familiar ring, the picture, on the whole, sustains the interest of the audience on account of some clever treatment by the director".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=31 July 1965 |title=A Good Entertainer |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.11921/page/n281/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230301042705/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.11921/page/n281/mode/2up |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=52 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=19}}</ref> On 1 August, Munusamy and Manikkam jointly reviewed the film for ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]''. Munusamy liked the fact that there was no onscreen death; Manikkam concurred, saying that despite so many villains and fight scenes, there was not even a single death seen, and felt the title ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' rightly reflected Ramachandran's status as one good man in the midst of a thousand villains.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=முனுசாமி |last2=மாணிக்கம் |date=1 August 1965 |title=சினிமா விமர்சனம்: ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் |url=https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/41949--2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200403153944/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/41949--2 |archive-date=3 April 2020 |access-date=9 April 2020 |magazine=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated the filmmakers for taking an old story and making it more vibrant.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=8 August 1965 |title=ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/aug/08-08-1965/p37.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220724061806/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/aug/08-08-1965/p37.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=37 |language=ta}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
[[File:Aayirathil Oruvan original remastered comparision.jpg|thumbnail|A comparison between the original (''above'') and digitised versions.]]
''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was a milestone for both Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa,{{Cn|date=May 2025}} who went on to co-star in more than 20 films; the latter considered the film "paved the way for [her] entry into politics".<ref name="paved" /> Historian [[G. Dhananjayan]] said it became a landmark in Tamil cinema for "its grand making and unique approach of even villains reforming".{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=231}} On Ramachandran's centenary in January 2017, Nivedita Mishra of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' included his performance in ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' in her list compiling "some of his most memorable performances".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Nivedita |date=17 January 2017 |title=MGR's centenary: The man who dominated Tamil films for 3 decades |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mgr-s-centenary-the-man-who-dominated-tamil-films-for-3-decades/story-3aN5zgVfkI6nWqX8csbD7J.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117143057/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mgr-s-centenary-the-man-who-dominated-tamil-films-for-3-decades/story-3aN5zgVfkI6nWqX8csbD7J.html |archive-date=17 January 2017 |access-date=17 January 2017 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> The film was instrumental in cementing Ramachandran's image as a "do-gooder" among the general public.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Babu Jayakumar |first=G |date=15 March 2014 |title=Ardent Fans Continue to Follow 'Ayirathil Oruvan' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/mar/15/ardent-fans-continue-to-follow-ayirathil-oruvan-586349.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709064752/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/mar/15/Ardent-Fans-Continue-to-Follow-Ayirathil-Oruvan-586349.html |archive-date=9 July 2018 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Re-release ==
Forty-nine years after the original theatrical release, the film was digitally enhanced for a planned re-release in January 2014. Apart from scope conversion from 35 mm to digital scope, the film also had a completely re-recorded background music played out by an assistant of M. S. Viswananthan. The digital conversion was done by [[Prasad Studios|Prasad EFX]], [[Chennai]], who had previously restored ''Karnan'' and ''[[Pasamalar]]'' (1961). Since the negatives were entirely damaged, the entire running length was converted. The film was distributed by Divya Films which had earlier released ''Karnan'' in digital format.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Karthik |date=7 December 2013 |title=Aayirathil Oruvan gets digitally enhanced |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aayirathil-oruvan-gets-digitally-enhanced/article5430808.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830061946/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aayirathil-oruvan-gets-digitally-enhanced/article5430808.ece |archive-date=30 August 2015 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The digitised version of ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' was released on 14 March 2014, and had a theatrical run of 175 days, becoming a [[silver jubilee hit]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Karthik |date=29 August 2014 |title=Aayirathil Oruvan celebrates silver jubilee |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/aayirathil-oruvan-celebrates-silver-jubilee/article6361090.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404060333/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/aayirathil-oruvan-celebrates-silver-jubilee/article6361090.ece |archive-date=4 April 2020 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thimmayya |first=Daniel |date=1 September 2014 |title=Re-mastered MGR Film Hits 175th Day |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/sep/01/re-mastered-mgr-film-hits-175th-day-654942.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709064750/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/sep/01/Re-mastered-MGR-Film-Hits-175th-Day-654942.html |archive-date=9 July 2018 |access-date=17 February 2021 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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Aayirathil Oruvan 1965 film - Revision history

जाट at 22:18, 5 May 2026