Aayirathil Oruvan (Eng: One Man in a Thousand) is a 1965 Indian Tamil action-adventure film directed by B. R. Panthulu. Starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa in the lead roles. The film further also stars M. N. Nambiar, R. S. Manohar, Nagesh and Madhavi Krishnan. It was a commercial success, and ran for more than 100 days in theatres.
Manimaran (M. G. Ramachandran), is a doctor living in the country of Neidhal Naadu with his sidekick Azhaga (Nagesh). He helps cure the illness of one of the rebels against the dictator (Manohar) of Neidhal Naadu. The ruler’s guards arrest the rebels, along with Manimaran for helping them.
Directed by – B. R. Panthulu
Produced by – B. R. Panthulu
Written by – R. K. Shanmugam
Screenplay by – K. J. Mahadevan
Starring – M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa
Music by – Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography – V. Ramamoorthy
Edited by – R. Devarajan
Production – Padmini Pictures
Distributed by – Padmini Pictures
Release dates – 9 July 1965
Running time – 167 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
