| Oli Vilakku | |
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| Directed by | Tapi Chanakya |
| Screenplay by | Sornam (dialogues) |
| Based on | Phool Aur Patthar by O. P. Ralhan |
| Produced by | S. S. Vasan |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Jayalalithaa Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
| Edited by | M. Umanath |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Jothi Pictures |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oli Vilakku (transl. Shining Lamp) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by S. S. Vasan. It is a remake of the Hindi-language film Phool Aur Patthar (1966). The film stars M. G. Ramachandran (in his 100th film), Jayalalithaa and Sowcar Janaki, with S. A. Ashokan, Manohar, Cho and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It was released on 20 September 1968, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year, and became a turning point in Ramachandran's career.
In the film, a burglar rescues a widowed woman whose in-laws had left to die during an outbreak of plague. He is soon framed for kidnapping her by relatives who are after the woman's inheritance.