Kappu Bilupu
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Summary
Kappu Bilupu is a 1969 Kannada movie by Puttanna KanagalPuttanna Kanagal
Puttanna Kanagal was one of the most prominent Kannada film directors of the 1960s and the 70s. Although the majority of his films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike. He also directed a handful Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and...
. Based on a novel by Aryambha Pattabhi, this movie revolves around the contrasting behaviors of identical, yet distinct pair of twins. Puttanna used the movie as a medium for speaking to the youth of the ideals he derived from Vivekananda. The settings were simple and mostly rural. The story was about the how domestic peace was better than a glamorously consumptive lifestyle. The juxtapostioning of the two sisters played by Kalpana in a black and white background was a clever trick. Ashwath and Balakrishna play dignified elders who in may ways are symphathetic but helpless. There were a couple of simple but moving melodies.
Characters
Placeholder1 (KalpanaKalpana
Kalpana is a Sanskrit word that means "creativity" and "imagination" in Marathi, Hindi and Nepali. It is also a popular female Hindu name.It may also refer to:* Kalpana , at NASAs Ames Research Center...
): A docile, well-mannered girl, ill-treated by her mother-in-law
Placeholder2 (Kalpana
Kalpana
Kalpana is a Sanskrit word that means "creativity" and "imagination" in Marathi, Hindi and Nepali. It is also a popular female Hindu name.It may also refer to:* Kalpana , at NASAs Ames Research Center...
): Brash, licentious sister of Placeholder1 who cares nigh for others
Placeholder3 (Sudarshan
Sudarshan
Sudarshan can mean the name of the following persons:* Hanumappa Sudarshan - Right Livelihood and Padma Shri award winner, known for his work with the Soliga tribes of Karnataka, India* Sudarshan A...
): Eligible bachelor
Placeholder4 (Balkrishna): Placeholder1's father/Placeholder2's uncle (Placeholder2's dad's brother)