Aayiram Poi

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.
Plot.
Chinna Durai (V. K. Ramaswamy) 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.
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 th humour or the suspense" but praised the absence of vulgarity.