| Iru Kodugal | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Based on | Iru Kodugal by Joseph Anandan |
| Produced by | N. Selvaraj B. Duraisamy N. Krishnan V. Govindarajan |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Sowcar Janaki Jayanthi |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | Kalakendra Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Iru Kodugal (transl. Two lines) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi, Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan, S. N. Lakshmi and others. The story revolves around one man who was married to two women.[1] Iru Kodugal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, the first film by Balachander to win the award.[2] The film, which was based on a stage play of same name, was remade in Kannada as Eradu Rekhegalu, in Telugu as Collector Janaki and in Hindi as Sanjog.
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