Olivilakku
| Oli Vilakku | |
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| Directed by | Chanakya |
| Produced by | S. S. Vasan |
| Written by | Swornam |
| Story by | O. P. Ralhan |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran Jayalalitha Sowkar Janaki S. A. Ashokan Cho Ramaswamy R. S. Manohar Thengai Srinivasan |
| Music by | M.S.Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
| Edited by | M. Umanath |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Gemini Studios |
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Release date
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20 September 1968 |
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Running time
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164 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oli Vilakku (English: Light lamp), is a 1968 Indian Tamil Mob film directed by Chanakya, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and J. Jayalalitha, Sowkar Janaki, S. A. Ashokan, R. S. Manoharand cho Ramaswamy, among others.
In a big Tamil city of the 60s, Muthu (MGR), a tramp with a good heart, falls prey to a blackmailer named Djambhu (S. A. Ashokan), a gangster who hides his fraudulent activities behind his respectable profession of a director of cabaret.
Forced by Djambhu, Muthu steals for its account and especially to save its beautiful Geetha (Jayalalitha), another victim of Djambhu's blackmail.
Dancer's story occurs in the establishment of Djambhu.
Coming upon a quarantined city, Muthu comes face-to-face with Shanti (Sowcar Janaki), a young widow bullied and left for dead by her obnoxious family-in-law.
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
OLI VILAKKU was actor M. G. Ramachandran's 100th film and was a remake of Hindi film PHOOL AUR PATTHAR.
From the unique, spectacular and legendary Gemini Circuit, Chanakya, the man of the magnificent ENGA VEETTU PILLAI, which he filmed three years later with MGR in greater form, and it was even more popular.
The movie was V. S. Raghavan's first collaboration with MGR, and the third collaboration of MGR with the director Chanakya.
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