''Kappu Bilupu'' ( kn, ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಿಳುಪು, which means Black and White) is a 1969 Indian

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film directed by

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

. Based on a novel of the same name by

Aryamba Pattabhi Aryamba Pattabhi (born 12 March 1936) is an Indian novelist and writer in Kannada language. She is the younger sister of Triveni, a popular Kannada novelist and the niece of B. M. Srikantaiah, a famous Kannada poet, writer and translator. Her ...

, this movie revolves around the contrasting behaviors of an identical, yet distinct pair of twins. The film starred Kalpana in dual roles. Puttanna himself remade the movie in Tamil as ''

Irulum Oliyum ''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 Vanisr ...

'' and in Telugu as ''Iddaru Ammayilu''. Puttanna used the movie as a medium for speaking to the youth of the ideals he derived from Vivekananda. The settings are simple and mostly rural. The story is about how domestic peace was better than a glamorously consumptive lifestyle. The juxtaposition of the two sisters played by Kalpana in a black and white background was a clever trick.

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and

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

play dignified elders who in many ways are sympathetic but helpless. There were a couple of simple but moving melodies.

CAST

Kalpana (double role)

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R.N Sudarshan

Story

A Cinderella-inspired story. A commentary on the ultimate triumph of good character over situational advantages. Kalpana as Vatsala is a poor and docile girl ill-treated by her stepmother. Her second character Chandra is rich, arrogant and bold.

Soundtrack

R. Rathna composed the music for the soundtrack.

Remakes

The film was remade in 1971 by Puttanna in two languages - in Tamil as ''

'' and in Telugu as ''Iddaru Ammayilu''.

References

External links

* 1960s Kannada-language films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal Kannada films remade in other languages {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub