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Irulum Oliyum
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Wikipedia article
'Irulum Oliyum' 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 with A. V. M. Rajan and R. Muthuraman. 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.
Cast
* Vanisri as Banu and Chandra
* A. V. M. Rajan as Thyagu
* R. Muthuraman as Ramu
* S. V. Ranga Rao as Mohanarangam, Banu's father
* Nagesh as Mohanarangam's assistant
* S. V. Subbaiah as Dharmalingam, Chandra's father
* Rama Prabha as Rama, Chandra's step sister
* M. S. Sundari Bai as Amritham, Chandra's stepmother
* Senthamarai as Nagalingam, 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. It is a remake of Kanagal's own Kannada film 'Kappu Bilupu' (1969), itself based on a novel by Aryamba Pattabhi. Cinematography was handled by S. Maruti Rao, and editing by M. Umanath Rao. Ra. Sankaran and Bharathiraja worked as associate directors.
Soundtrack
Music was by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were by Kannadasan.
Release and reception
'Irulum Oliyum' was released on 10 September 1971, and fared well at the box office.
References
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