Irulum Oliyum

Irulum Oliyum (transl. The Darkness and the Light) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed and co-written by Puttanna Kanagal. A remake of Kanagal's own Kannada film Kappu Bilupu (1969), itself based on a novel by Aryammba Pattabi, it stars Vanisri in dual roles and A. V. M. Rajan. The film revolves around two lookalike cousin sisters who switch places for a few days to escape from their respective problems. It was released on 10 September 1971 and became a commercial success.

Irulum Oliyum
Poster
Directed by	S. R. Puttanna
Produced by	G. S. Mani N. Nagasubramaniam M. V. M. Azhagappa
Screenplay by	S. R. Puttanna
Story by	Aryamba Pattabhi
Starring	Vanisri A. V. M. Rajan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	S. Maruti Rao
Edited by	M. Umanath
Production company	Producers Combines
Release date	10 September 1971
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Vanisri as Banu and Chandra[1]
• A. V. M. Rajan as Thyagu[1]
• R. Muthuraman as Ramu[1]
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Mohanarangam, Banu's father[1]
• Nagesh as Mohanarangam's assistant[1]
• S. V. Subbaiah as Dharmalingam, Chandra's father[1]
• Rama Prabha as Chandra's step sister [1]
• M. S. Sundari Bai as Amritham, Chandra's stepmother[1]
• Senthamarai as Amritham's brother
• V. Nagaiah as Chandrasekhar, Thyagu's father
• Rukmini as Gowri, Thyagu's mother
• Venniradai Moorthy as Amritham's brother's son

Production

Irulum Oliyum was directed by Puttanna Kanagal, who also wrote the screenplay, while Vietnam Veedu Sundaram wrote the dialogues.[1] It is a remake of Kanagal's own Kannada film Kappu Bilupu (1969),[2] itself based on a novel by Aryamba Pattabhi. Cinematography was handled by S. Maruti Rao, and editing by M. Umanath Rao.[1] Ra. Sankaran and Bharathiraja worked as associate directors.[3][4]

Soundtrack

Music was by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were by Kannadasan.[5]

No.	Song	Singer	lyrics	Length
1	"Vaanile Mannile"	P. Susheela	Kannadasan	04:45
2	"Oh Oh Mr Brammachari"	P. Susheela		04:24
3	"Thirumagal Thedi Vandhaal" — Female	P. Susheela		04:08
4	"Thirumagal Thedi Vandhaal" — Male	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha		03:09
5	Party Dance	Instrumental		02:26

Release and reception

Irulum Oliyum was released on 10 September 1971,[6] and fared well at the box office.[1]

References

1. Guy, Randor (22 October 2016). "Irulum Oliyum (1971)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
2. Saravanan, M P. "The Legend Bharathiraja". Magzter. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. Shivpprasadh, S. (14 June 2012). "Father Figure". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
4. "இளையராஜாவிடம் பந்தயம் போட்ட பாரதிராஜா". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
5. "Irulum Oliyum". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
6. "இருளும் ஒளியும்". Vellitthirai. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

External links

• Irulum Oliyum at IMDb