Kappu Bilupu

Kappu Bilupu
Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Written by	Aryambha Pattabhi
Starring	Kalpana, Ashwath, Balakrishna
Release date(s)	1966
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Summary

Kappu Bilupu (Kannada: ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಿಳುಪು, which means Black and White) is a 1969 Kannada movie by Puttanna Kanagal. 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 (Kalpana): A docile, well-mannered girl, ill-treated by her mother-in-law
Placeholder2 (Kalpana): Brash, licentious sister of Placeholder1 who cares nigh for others
Placeholder3 (Sudarshan): Eligible bachelor Placeholder4 (Balkrishna): Placeholder1's father/Placeholder2's uncle (Placeholder2's dad's brother)

Story

A Cinderella-inspired story. A commentary on the ultimate triumph of good character over situational advantages. Kalpana in her first role is a well-mannared girl who is being ill-treated by her stepmother. Her second character indulges in a wanton lifestyle bereft of kindness.