Irulum Oliyum (1971)
- Directed by
- Puttanna Kanagal
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- India
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two cousin sisters who look alike decide to swap lives for a few days to get away from their own troubles. The film follows what happens when they take each other's places.
dramaticemotionalromanticsuspensefulwhimsicalintriguingpoignantlight-hearted
What happens
Irulum Oliyum (transl. The Darkness and the Light) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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