---
title: 'Irulum Oliyum (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Puttanna Kanagal'
released: '1971-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/irulum-oliyum-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3426036/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Irulum Oliyum (1971)

1971 · Drama, Romance · India

Original title: இருளும் ஒளியும்

## Synopsis

Irulum Oliyum is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and co-written by Puttanna Kanagal. A remake of his own Kannada film Kappu Bilupu (1969), itself based on a novel by Aryamba Pattabhi, it stars Vanisri in dual roles with A. V. M. Rajan and R. Muthuraman. The film revolves around two look-alike 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Puttanna Kanagal](https://cinepixo.com/people/puttanna-kanagal)
- **Screenplay:** [Vietnam Veedu Sundaram](https://cinepixo.com/people/vietnam-veedu-sundaram)
- **Original Music Composer:** [K. V. Mahadevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-v-mahadevan)
- **Director of Photography:** [S. Maruti Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-maruti-rao)

## Cast

- [A. V. M. Rajan](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-v-m-rajan)

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