Irulum Oliyum

Irulum Oliyum
Poster
Directed by S. R. Puttanna
Produced by G. S. Mani
N. Nagasubramaniam
M. V. M. Azhagappa
Written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Screenplay by S. R. Puttanna
Story by Aryammba Pattabi
Starring Vanisri
A. V. M. Rajan
R. Muthuraman
S. V. Ranga Rao
Nagesh
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by M. Umanath
M. Mani
Production
company
Distributed by Producers Combines
Release date
 6 August 1971
Running time
 141 Mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Irulum Oliyum (English: The Darkness and the Light) is a 1971 Tamil Romantic - Drama film directed by S. R. Puttanna. The film produced by G. S. Mani, N. Nagasubramaniam and M. v. M. Azhagappa under producers combines. The film's dialogue written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and story by Aryammba Pattabi respectively. Music by K. V. Mahadevan assets to the film. It stars Vanisri (played dual role) and A. V. M. Rajan played lead with S. V. Ranga Rao, Chittoor V. Nagaiah, Nagesh and Rama Prabha played pivotal role.[1][2] The film was a remake of Kanagal's own Kannada film Kappu Bilupu (1969).

Plot

In the film, Vanisri plays the dual role of Banu and Chandra, cousin sisters who look alike. They switch places for a few days to escape from each of their family problems. How their lives change after the switch forms the rest of the story. One of the identical cousins, Chandra, is dark and old-fashioned, whereas the other, Banu, is modern and fair, who takes life easy and meets the poor but well-educated young man (Muthuraman) who falls in love, but she does not respond at first, and disappointed he commits suicide. She realises her folly later, and in the final climax, she too commits suicide. The dark girl, Chandra, is ill-treated by her stepmother (Sundari Bai), and her loving father (Subbaiah) loses money in business and also his job, and after getting his job back thanks to his daughter, he dies later of heart failure, leaving the daughter orphaned. Soon, the twin cousins switch identities, which is the main crux of the story, and how the problems are solved forms the second half of the film, with a somewhat predictable climax.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music by K. V. Mahadevan[3] and lyrics by Kannadasan

NoSongSingerlyricsLength (m:ss)
1Vaanile Mannile[4]P. SuseelaKannadasan04:45
2Oh Oh Mr BrammachariP. Suseela04:24
3Thirumagal Thedi Vandhaal — FemaleP. Suseela04:08
4Thirumagal Thedi Vandhaal — Male[5]S. P. Balasubramanyam B. Vasantha03:09
5Party DanceInstrumental02:26

Reception

Vanisri in a double role deserves full credit and steals the thunder; she gets ample scope to exhibit her talent. The film fared fairly well at the box office.

References

  1. ↑ Shivpprasadh (14 June 2012). "Father Figure". "The Hindu". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. ↑ http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-irulum-oliyum-1971/article9255807.ece
  3. ↑ "K. V. Mahadevan". indian-heritage. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Vaanilae Mannilae Song". youtube. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. ↑ "Thirumagal Thedi — Male". youtube. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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