Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum

Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum (transl. Let a thousand flowers blossom) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by E. Ramdoss in his debut. The film stars Mohan, Seetha and Ranjini. It was released on 8 August 1986.^[1]

Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum
Poster
Directed by	E. Ramdoss
Written by	E. Ramdoss
Produced by	K. Mohan Durai
Starring	Mohan Seetha Ranjini
Cinematography	Dinesh Baboo
Edited by	R. Baskaran B. Krishna Kumar
Music by	V. S. Narasimhan
Production company	Motherland Pictures
Release date	8 August 1986 (1986-08-08)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Mohan as Arun
• Seetha as Seetha
• Ranjini
• Goundamani
• Senthil
• Janagaraj
• Rajkumar Sethupathi
• Chakravarthy
• Meesai Murugesan
• Madhumohan
• Poornam Viswanathan
• Charle
• Thyagu
• Chinni Jayanth
• Rajan
• Kuyili
• Baby Anju
• Baby Sharada Preetha
• K. S. Ravikumar

Production

E. Ramdoss who worked as an assistant to P. S. Nivas, Manivannan and K. Rangaraj made his directorial debut with this film.^[2][3] Despite a publicised fallout between the producer and the original music composer Ilaiyaraaja, the film became a success commercially.^[4] The film was launched at Prasad recording studios and the title song was recorded on the same day. Minister V. V. Swaminathan lit the lamp and launched the film.^[5] The filming was held at Kodaikanal.^[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by V. S. Narasimhan.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Poomedaiyo"	Mu. Metha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
2.	"Aayiram Pookkal"	Vairamuthu	P. Susheela
3.	"Megam Andha Megam"	Na. Kamarasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Nethu Unna Pathu"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
5.	"Kadhal Nila"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubramaniam
6.	"Idhu Ilamai Ezhuthum"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam

Reception

Kalki said the music by Narasimhan was "okay", and lauded the cinematography by Dinesh Baboo.^[7] Balumani of Anna praised acting, humour, music, cinematography and direction.^[8]