Iru Kodugal (Eng: Two Lines) is a 1969 Tamil drama film directed by the veteran director 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 got married to two women. Iru Kodugal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, the first film by Balachander to win the award.
The film which was based on a stage play of same name became a superhit. It was remade later by Balachander in Kannada as Eradu Rekhegalu and by other directors in Telugu (Collector Janaki) and Hindi (Sanjog).
Directed by – K. Balachander
Produced by – N. Selvaraj, B. Duraisamy, N. Krishnan, V. Govindarajan
Written by – K. Balachander
Story by – Joseph Anandan
Starring – Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi
Music by – V. Kumar
Cinematography – N. Balakrishnan
Edited by – N. R. Kittu
Production – Kalakendra Movies
Distributed by – Kalakendra Movies
Release dates – 2 October 1969
Running time – 176 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
Visitor Rating: 4 Stars