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 byS. R. Puttanna
Produced byG. S. Mani
N. Nagasubramaniam
M. V. M. Azhagappa
Screenplay byS. R. Puttanna
Story byAryamba Pattabhi
StarringVanisri
A. V. M. Rajan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyS. Maruti Rao
Edited byM. Umanath
Production
company
Producers Combines
Release date
  • 10 September 1971 (1971-September-10)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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.SongSingerlyricsLength
1"Vaanile Mannile"P. SusheelaKannadasan04:45
2"Oh Oh Mr Brammachari"P. Susheela04:24
3"Thirumagal Thedi Vandhaal" — FemaleP. Susheela04:08
4"Thirumagal Thedi Vandhaal" — MaleS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha03:09
5Party DanceInstrumental02:26

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.
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