Aayiram Poi

<p>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. is the feature film debut of , 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). It is based on , a novel written by Cho and serialised in the magazine . Music was by and lyrics were written by . was released on 11 July 1969. 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.</p>